If network discovery is not a business requirement (especially on critical servers), disable the following Windows services: Open services.msc . Locate . Change the Startup type to Disabled and stop the service. Locate Function Discovery Resource Publication . Change the Startup type to Disabled and stop the service. Windows Firewall Configuration
:Since 5357 is the HTTP unicast part of WSD, it is often paired with UDP port 3702 , which handles multicast discovery. Pentesting the UDP discovery service can often provide more detailed device information than the TCP port alone. Vulnerability Context port 5357 hacktricks
By looking up the service name discovered during enumeration, the penetration tester was able to identify that this specific HTTPAPI service was vulnerable to a known exploit. In this particular VAPT, the tester successfully used a Metasploit module to compromise the system. The report confirmed the exploit worked reliably, granting a high level of access to the target. If network discovery is not a business requirement
