Description
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: 2017-03-07
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 54.1% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-597-1 libupnp security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3736-1 libupnp security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4794-1 libupnp vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Libupnp Project Libupnp
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.813Z

Reserved: 2016-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6255

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-07T16:59:00.743

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-6255

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