Port 5357 Hacktricks Guide

WSD often broadcasts the actual name of the computer or printer.

curl http://10.10.10.5:5357/wsd/3f8c2a1b/metadata port 5357 hacktricks

Port 5357 is officially allocated to – Web Services for Devices on Windows. It is part of Microsoft’s implementation of the Devices Profile for Web Services (DPWS) . Think of it as a "Plug and Play for the network" – devices (printers, scanners, media servers, IoT hubs) announce themselves and their capabilities via SOAP/HTTP. WSD often broadcasts the actual name of the

A critical vulnerability ( MS09-063 / CVE-2009-2512) allowed unauthenticated RCE via specially crafted WSD headers on Windows Vista and Server 2008. Think of it as a "Plug and Play

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A specially crafted packet sent to the WSDAPI can cause a crash (denial of service) or potentially allow Remote Code Execution (RCE). Attack Vectors: