CVE-2016-6255
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
MiCasaVerde VeraLite - Remote Code Execution
Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libupnp_project | libupnp | {"endIncluding":"1.6.20"} | |
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
CWEs
CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.