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Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional Authentication bypass detection

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional Authentication Bypass

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server is affected by an authentication bypass flaw.

Description :

The remote host is running Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional, which is
used to monitor states of applications, services and hosts.

The version of WhatsUp Professional installed on the remote host
permits a possible hacker to bypass authentication with a specially-crafted
request.

See also :

http://www.ftusecurity.com/pub/whatsup.public.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434247/30/0/threaded
http://www.ipswitch.com/support/whatsup_professional/releases/wup200601.asp

Solution :

Upgrade to WhatsUp Professional 2006.01 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 7.0
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 18019

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 David Maciejak

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