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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-8939 · published 1 May 2018

CVE-2018-8939: Progress whatsup gold server-side request forgery (ssrf) vulnerability

Progress · Whatsup Gold

An SSRF issue was discovered in NmAPI.exe in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 2018 (18.0). Malicious actors can submit specially crafted requests via the NmAPI executable to (1) gain unauthorized access to the WhatsUp Gold system, (2) obtain information about the WhatsUp Gold system, or (3) execute remote commands.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 1.4% · top 27.8% CWE-918 · Server-side request forgery (SSRF)
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An SSRF issue was discovered in NmAPI.exe in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 2018 (18.0). Malicious actors can submit specially crafted requests via the NmAPI executable to (1) gain unauthorized access to the WhatsUp Gold system, (2) obtain information about the WhatsUp Gold system, or (3) execute remote commands.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://docs.ipswitch.com/NM/WhatsUpGold2018/01_ReleaseNotes/index.htm Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://docs.ipswitch.com/NM/WhatsUpGold2018/01_ReleaseNotes/index.htm Release NotesVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-8939), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.