CVE-2018-13415

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.
References
Link Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/1 Exploit Mailing List
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45146/ Exploit Technical Description
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:plex:media_server:1.13.2.5154:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-08-13 05:29

Updated : 2018-10-18 05:46


NVD link : CVE-2018-13415

Mitre link : CVE-2018-13415

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference