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    CVE-2016-6255

    Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files in the webroot via a POST request without a registered handler.

    Published:Mar 7, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Mar 7, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.56733
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Libupnp Project
    Product
    Libupnp

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40589

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-284 Improper Access Control

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    References

    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/13
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/5
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92050
    https://github.com/mjg59/pupnp-code/commit/be0a01bdb83395d9f3a5ea09c1308a4f1a972cbd
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52
    https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog
    https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40589/
    https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/13
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/5
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92050
    https://github.com/mjg59/pupnp-code/commit/be0a01bdb83395d9f3a5ea09c1308a4f1a972cbd
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52
    https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog
    https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40589/
    https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High