VDB
GHSA-cpx4-fhhq-52jh
GHSA-cpx4-fhhq-52jh
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 17, 2022
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.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Timeline
- May 17, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/13 url
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/5 url
- https://github.com/mjg59/pupnp-code/commit/be0a01bdb83395d9f3a5ea09c1308a4f1a972cbd url
- https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936 url
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40589 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6255 advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52 url
- https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog url
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10 url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92050 url