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".
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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
Timeline
- Published
- May 22, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified