PT-2006-3478 · Ipswitch · Ipswitch Whatsup Professional

Published 2006-05-22 · Updated 2018-10-18 · CVE-2006-2531

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional version 2006

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by spoofing the identity of a trusted console. This is achieved by setting the HTTP User-Agent header to "Ipswitch/1.0" and the User-Application header to "NmConsole".

Recommendations For Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional version 2006, consider disabling the use of HTTP headers for user identity verification until a more secure authentication method is implemented. Restrict access to the console to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid relying solely on HTTP headers for authentication.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2531

Affected Products

Ipswitch Whatsup Professional

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/27891 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2531 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1849 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26529 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/18019 · Note
• http://ftusecurity.com/pub/whatsup.public.pdf · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/434447/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2531 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/434247/100/0/threaded · Note