CVE-2006-2531

Published: May 22, 2006Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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".

Affected (1)

Products: Ipswitch: Whatsup

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ipswitch Whatsup	Version professional_2006

References (12)

http://www.ftusecurity.com/pub/whatsup.public.pdf

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434247/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434447/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18019

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1849

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26529

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ftusecurity.com/pub/whatsup.public.pdf

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434247/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434447/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18019

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1849

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26529

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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