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TITLE:
Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold LDAP Authentication Security Bypass Security
Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA45830

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=45830

RELEASE DATE:
2011-08-30

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DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold, which
can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The security issue is caused due to an unspecified error when
handling authentication via LDAP and can be exploited to login
without a valid password.

The security issue is reported in version 15.0.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 15.0.1.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.whatsupgold.com/support/patch-upgrades/wug1501.aspx

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