CVE-2018-13415

N/A
Published: August 13, 2018 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMedia Server

Using N/A by N/A?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 31%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/1
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45146/

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card