UPnP Internet Gateway Device (IGD) External IP Address Reachable

info Nessus Plugin ID 35708

Synopsis

It was possible to read the external IP address of the remote router.

Description

According to its UPnP data, the remote device is a NAT router which supports the Internet Gateway Device (IGD) Standardized Device Control Protocol. Nessus was able to retrieve the external IP address of the device.

Solution

Disable IGD or restrict access to trusted networks.

See Also

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Gateway_Device_Protocol

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 35708

File Name: upnp_external_ip_addr.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/19/2009

Updated: 6/12/2017

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: upnp/www