In Progress WhatsUp Gold prior to version 21.1.0, an application endpoint failed to adequately sanitize malicious input. which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code in a victim's browser.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-41318 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.88%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.43% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50366 | exploit_db | edb | 2021-10-01 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.45% | 5.88% | +5.43% |
| 2 | 2025-07-20 | 0.33% | 0.45% | +0.12% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.33% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
|
2.8 | 2.7 | [email protected] |
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| progress | whatsupgold | < 21.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsupgold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164359/WhatsUpGold-21.0.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://knowledgebase.progress.com/articles/Knowledge/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-September-2021 | Vendor Advisory |