HIGH
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
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 26.62%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
Configuration 2
- ≤ 1.6.20
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
26.62% 0.26620
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.26620
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 26.62% (0.26620) | 97.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 26.62% (0.26620) | 97.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 23.41% (0.23414) | 97.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 26.62% (0.26620) | 97.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 23.41% (0.23414) | 97.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 26.62% (0.26620) | 97.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 23.41% (0.23414) | 97.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 26.62% (0.26620) | 97.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 23.41% (0.23414) | 97.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 26.82% (0.26818) | 97.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 28, 2026 | 40.91% (0.40912) | 97.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 54.21% (0.54208) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 56.73% (0.56733) | 97.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 52.69% (0.52689) | 97.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 56.73% (0.56733) | 97.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00408) | 74.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00408) | 73.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 69.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3736 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92050 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/mjg59/pupnp-code/commit/be0a01bdb83395d9f3a5ea09c1308a4f1a972cbd x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-52 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://sourceforge.net/p/pupnp/code/ci/master/tree/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/755062278513319936 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40589/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-10 x_refsource_MISC
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 7, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 20, 2016
Link CVE-2016-6255
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a