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UPnP Internet Gateway Device (IGD) Protocol Detection
medium Nessus Plugin ID 35709
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Synopsis
The remote device supports the IGD protocol.Description
According to its UPnP data, the remote device is a NAT router which supports the Internet Gateway Device (IGD) Standardized Device Control Protocol. Therefore, the device is potentially vulnerable as the protocol can allow an adjacent attacker to punch holes in your firewall (e.g., via a malicious Flash animation or JavaScript).Solution
Filter incoming traffic to this port or disable this service.See Also
https://github.com/filetofirewall/fof
https://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/flash-upnp-attack-faq/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Gateway_Device_Protocol