Arbitrary Port Mapping Vulnerability in Edimax, Canyon-Tech, Sitecom, and Sweex Routers

CVE-2011-4501 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The UPnP IGD implementation in Edimax EdiLinux on the Edimax BR-6104K with firmware before 3.25, Edimax 6114Wg, Canyon-Tech CN-WF512 with firmware 1.83, Canyon-Tech CN-WF514 with firmware 2.08, Sitecom WL-153 with firmware before 1.39, and Sweex LB000021 with firmware 3.15 allows remote attackers to establish arbitrary port mappings by sending a UPnP AddPortMapping action in a SOAP request to the WAN interface, related to an "external forwarding" vulnerability.

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