CVE-2006-2531
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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".
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.36% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ipswitch/whatsup
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.ftusecurity.com/pub/whatsup.public.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434247/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434447/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18019
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1849
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26529
- http://www.ftusecurity.com/pub/whatsup.public.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434247/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434447/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18019
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1849
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26529
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.