Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-13415
CVE-2018-13415
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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Affected products
2- Range: = 1.13.2.5154
- Range: = 1.13.2.5154
Patches
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References
2- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/1nvdExploitMailing ListTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45146/nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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