iDEFENSE Security Advisory 06.22.05: IpSwitch WhatsUp Professional 2005 (SP1) SQL Injection Vulnerability
IpSwitch WhatsUp Professional 2005 (SP1) SQL Injection Vulnerability
iDEFENSE Security Advisory 06.22.05
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June 22, 2005
I. BACKGROUND
WhatsUp Professional 2005 SP1 is a network management solution for small
and mid sized organizations. Further information is available at:
http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/WhatsUp/professional/index.html
II. DESCRIPTION
Remote exploitation of a SQL injection vulnerability in IpSwitch Inc.'s
WhatsUp Professional 2005 Service Pack 1 could allow a remote attacker
to gain administrative access to the application.
The main logon screen for the web based front end does not properly
validate input, allowing for SQL injection attacks to occur. SQL
commands can be submitted through the "User Name" and "Password" fields
on the default login page.
The web front end is not enabled by default and must be running for the
application to be vulnerable. It can be enabled under the "Configure",
"Program Options" menu by checking the "Enable web server on port [80]"
checkbox.
Exploit code for this vulnerability is unnecessary; the following SQL
injection attacks can be executed in the "User Name" field of the
http://[target]/NmConsole/Login.asp page:
Reset the Admin user password with a blank password:
- 'UPDATE WebUser SET sPassword=DEFAULT WHERE sUserName='Admin'--
Elevate Guest user privileges to Admin privileges:
- 'UPDATE WebUser SET nUserRightsMask=-1 WHERE sUserName='guest'--
III. ANALYSIS
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain
administrative access to the WhatsUp Professional application. SQL
injection attacks can be used to either elevate the privileges of the
Guest user or to change/erase the password of the Admin user. Either
approach will provide a remote attacker with full administrative access
to the application. By default, the Guest user is enabled but has
limited access to the application and the account has a blank password.
IV. DETECTION
iDEFENSE has confirmed the existence of this vulnerability against
WhatsUp Gold Professional 2005 SP1 running on Windows XP Professional
SP1.
V. WORKAROUND
Disabling the web front end to WhatsUp Gold Professional 2005 (SP1) will
prevent the ability to exploit this vulnerability. It can be disabled
under the "Configure", "Program Options" menu by unchecking the "Enable
web server on port [80]" checkbox.
VI. VENDOR RESPONSE
This vulnerability is addressed in WhatsUP Pro 2005 SP1a.
A change log detailing changes in SP1a is available at:
http://www.ipswitch.com/forums/shwmessage.aspx?ForumID=20&MessageID=7699
VII. CVE INFORMATION
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the
name CAN-2005-1250 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in
the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for
security problems.
VIII. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
04/25/2005 Initial vendor notification
05/10/2005 Initial vendor response
06/22/2005 Coordinated public disclosure
IX. CREDIT
The discoverer of this vulnerability wishes to remain anonymous.
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