Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-2531 (CCN-26529)

Assigned:2006-05-17
Published:2006-05-17
Updated:2018-10-18
Summary: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 v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed May 17 2006 - 06:53:31 CDT
What's Up Professional Spoofing Authentication Bypass

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-2531

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.ftusecurity.com/pub/whatsup.public.pdf

Source: CCN
Type: Ipswitch, Inc. Web site
WhatsUp Professional 2006 - Premium vs. Standard

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 25839
Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional Crafted Header Authentication Bypass

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20060517 What's Up Professional Spoofing Authentication Bypass

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20060517 Re: [Full-disclosure] What's Up Professional Spoofing Authentication Bypass

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
18019

Source: CCN
Type: BID-18019
Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2006-1849

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
whatsup-http-auth-bypass(26529)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
whatsup-http-auth-bypass(26529)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ipswitch:whatsup:professional_2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ipswitch:whatsup:2006:-:professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ipswitch whatsup professional_2006
    ipswitch whatsup 2006 -
    microsoft windows 2003_server