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CVE-2018-13415

Plex Media Server 1.13.2.5154 - SSDP Processing XML External Entity Injection

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

En Plex Media Server 1.13.2.5154, el motor de análisis XML para la funcionalidad SSDP/UPnP es vulnerable a un ataque XXE (XML External Entity Processing). Los atacantes no autenticados remotos pueden utilizar esta vulnerabilidad para: (1) acceder a archivos arbitrarios desde el sistema de archivos con el mismo permiso que la cuenta de usuario que ejecuta Plex, (2) iniciar conexiones SMP para capturar un desafío/respuesta NetNTLM y averiguar la contraseña en texto claro o (3) iniciar las conexiones SMB para retransmitir un desafío/respuesta NetNTLM y conseguir ejecutar comandos remotamente en dominios Windows.

Plex Media Server version 1.13.2.5154 suffers from an XML external entity injection vulnerability in SSDP processing.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-07-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-08-03 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-23 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CAPEC
References (2)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45146 2024-08-05
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/1 2024-08-05
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Plex
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 Media Server
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 1.13.2.5154
Search vendor "Plex" for product "Media Server" and version "1.13.2.5154"
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Affected