(Note: I've updated my credentials since getting it working!)
WebcamXP was a popular software used to broadcast webcam feeds via a built-in HTTP server, often defaulting to
If you see a PID listening there, you either need to kill that process or change the WebcamXP port in the settings tab. I changed the port in the conflicting app and restarted WebcamXP. The server lit up green.
to cause a denial of service or, more critically, read portions of the server's memory. Directory Traversal (CVE-2008-5862)
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