CVE-2018-5778
Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—
An issue was discovered in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 2017 Plus SP1 (17.1.1). Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities are present in the legacy .ASP pages, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.13%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 65
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-89
References
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