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.

CVSS v3.0 NVD

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

26.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Published

2017-03-07

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• jacob-baines/veralite_upnp_exploit_poc5★ · 2019-12-18

ExploitDB entries (1)

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

Security advisories

• 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
• mjg59/pupnp-code/commit/be0a01bdb83395d9f3a5ea09c1308a4f1a972cbd
• https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog
• https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2013-4863