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CVE-2018-13415

Published: Aug 13, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-611
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
31.8%
Top 1.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected Products

media serverplex
Mixed
Consumer Software / media-player
n/an/a
plexcommercialConsumer Softwareaka plex media server

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/1
seclists.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45146/
exploit-db.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 13, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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