CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2531

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 allows a remote attacker to impersonate a trusted console by manipulating HTTP headers. User identity verification relies solely on headers, enabling authentication bypass.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the management console, leading to full compromise of the monitored IT infrastructure.

Recommendation

Immediately update Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional to a version that does not rely solely on HTTP headers for authentication. If no update is available, restrict console access via firewall and additional authentication mechanisms.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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".

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS