vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-337960ec-b5dc-11e8-ac58-a4badb2f4699 (CVE-2018-13415): Plex Media Server -- Information Disclosure Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 11, 2018 | Sep 12, 2018 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 11, 2018
Added
Sep 12, 2018
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
Chris reports: The XML parsing engine for Plex Media Server's SSDP/UPNP functionality is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Processing (XXE) attack. Unauthenticated attackers on the same LAN can use this vulnerability to: Access arbitrary files from the filesystem with the same permission as the user account running Plex. Initiate SMB connections to capture NetNTLM challenge/response and crack to clear-text password. Initiate SMB connections to relay NetNTLM challenge/response and achieve Remote Command Execution in Windows domains.
Solutions
freebsd-upgrade-package-plexmediaserverfreebsd-upgrade-package-plexmediaserver-plexpass
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