CVE-2018-13415

Published Aug 13, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 31.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 9:00 AM
Reserved
Jul 6, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 13, 2018, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:39 AM