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CVE-2011-4499


The UPnP IGD implementation in the Broadcom UPnP stack on the Cisco Linksys WRT54G with firmware before 4.30.5, WRT54GS v1 through v3 with firmware before 4.71.1, and WRT54GS v4 with firmware before 1.06.1 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.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-4499 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from cisco, from linksys, from cisco and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2011-11-22T11:55:04.683

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-16

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application cisco linksys_wrt54g_router_firmware ≤ 4.20.8 Yes
Application cisco linksys_wrt54g_router_firmware 3.03.9 Yes
Application cisco linksys_wrt54g_router_firmware 4.20.7 Yes
Hardware linksys wrt54g * Yes
Hardware linksys wrt54g 2.2 Yes
Application cisco linksys_wrt54gs_router_firmware ≤ 4.70.6 Yes
Application cisco linksys_wrt54gs_router_firmware 2.09.1 Yes
Hardware linksys wrt54gs 1.0 Yes
Hardware linksys wrt54gs 2.0 Yes
Hardware linksys wrt54gs 3.0 Yes
Application cisco linksys_wrt54gs_router_firmware ≤ 1.06 Yes
Hardware linksys wrt54gs 4.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.