vulnerability

Progress WhatsUp Gold: CVE-2015-8261: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 8, 2016
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

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.

Solution

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Title
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