Vulnerability Report

CVE-2015-8261

Title: Progress Whatsup Gold Injection (SQLi/OSi)

SQLi

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2015-8261

CWE Category CWE-89
Published Date Jan 08, 2016
Modified Date May 06, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.8 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
4.36%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2015-8261: The DroneDeleteOldMeasurements implementation in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 16.4 does not properly validate serialized XML objects, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via a crafted SOAP request.

Impacted Vendors

I
ipswitch 1
P
progress 1

Reference Links

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034613 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39231/ https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/753264 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034613 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39231/ https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/753264
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2015-8261 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39231
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.