Detections
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Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Protocol Detection
info Nessus Plugin ID 35711
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Synopsis
The remote device supports UPnP.Description
The remote device answered an SSDP M-SEARCH request. Therefore, it supports 'Universal Plug and Play' (UPnP). This protocol provides automatic configuration and device discovery. It is primarily intended for home networks. An attacker could potentially leverage this to discover your network architecture.Solution
Filter access to this port if desired.See Also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Service_Discovery_Protocol
http://quimby.gnus.org/internet-drafts/draft-cai-ssdp-v1-03.txt
Plugin Details
Severity: Info
ID: 35711
File Name: upnp_search.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: remote
Family: Service detection
Published: 2/19/2009
Updated: 9/12/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus