CVE-2006-2531

High

Description

Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 only verifies the user's identity via HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to spoof being a trusted console and bypass authentication by setting HTTP User-Agent header to "Ipswitch/1.0" and the User-Application header to "NmConsole".

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductIpswitch Whatsup
PublishedMay 22, 2006
First seenMay 22, 2006

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ipswitch whatsupprofessional_2006—

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CVE-2006-2531 · Ipswitch Whatsup · Dark Radar