CVE-2006-2531 json
Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 only verifies the user's identity via HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to spoof being a trust…
published 2006-05-22 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2531
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.3%
- EPSS 7.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
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".
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-27891)
- Published
Exploit prediction
7.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-27891 Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 - Authentication Bypass remote, 2006-05-17
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/434247/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/434447/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/1849
vdb-entry
- ftusecurity.com /pub/whatsup.public.pdf
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securityfocus.com
/bid/18019
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/26529
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-2531
- NVD CVE-2006-2531
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