CVE-2015-8261 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.55% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-01-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| progress | whatsup gold |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WhatsUp Gold 16.3 - Remote Code Execution | 2016-01-13 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD