Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2018-13415
In Plex Media Server 1.13.2.5154, the XML parsing engine for SSDP/UPnP functionality is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Processing (XXE) attack. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can use this vulnerability to: (1) Access arbitrary files from the filesystem with the same permission as the user account running Plex, (2) Initiate SMB connections to capture a NetNTLM challenge/response and crack to cleartext password, or (3) Initiate SMB connections to relay a NetNTLM challenge/response and achieve Remote Command Execution in Windows domains.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:31.81%
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Attack Surface
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| plex | media_server | 1.13.2.5154 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
31.809%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-07-06T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2018-08-13T17:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2018-08-01 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T09:00:35 |
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