Media Server vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.
Media Server is made by Plex. We track 10 published vulnerabilities in it, across 11 versions. 1 of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 10 March 2023. If you run Media Server, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.
The most recent Media Server flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2020-5741, on 10 March 2023. We keep watching the known-exploited list.
Which versions of Media Server do the exploited flaws hit?
Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "before 1.19.3" means every version up to, but not including, 1.19.3. Find your version, then patch.
- CVE-2020-5741Exploited list, 10 Mar 2023
Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
before 1.19.3
Which Media Server vulnerabilities are being exploited?
1 flaw is on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.
- 7.2Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Plex Media Server contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows an attacker with access to the server administrator's Plex account to upload a malicious file via the Camera Upload feature and have the...
Which Media Server flaws are most likely to be used?
Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.
- 73%
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code.
- 31%CVE-2018-13415Critical
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.
- 15%CVE-2021-33959High
Plex media server 1.21 and before is vulnerable to ddos reflection attack via plex service.
- 9.5%CVE-2014-9181Medium
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server before 0.9.9.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..
- 8.1%CVE-2014-9304High
Plex Media Server before 0.9.9.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the web server whitelist, conduct SSRF attacks, and execute arbitrary administrative actions via multiple crafted X-Plex-Url headers to system/proxy,...
- 4.7%CVE-2019-19141High
The Camera Upload functionality in Plex Media Server through 1.18.2.2029 allows remote authenticated users to write files anywhere the user account running the Plex Media Server has permissions.
- 2.1%CVE-2018-21031Medium
Tautulli versions 2.1.38 and below allows remote attackers to bypass intended access control in Plex Media Server because the X-Plex-Token is mishandled and can be retrieved from Tautulli.
- 1.4%CVE-2020-5742High
Improper Access Control in Plex Media Server prior to June 15, 2020 allows any origin to execute cross-origin application requests.
- 1.2%CVE-2021-42835High
An issue was discovered in Plex Media Server through 1.24.4.5081-e362dc1ee.
- 0.7%CVE-2020-5740High
Improper Input Validation in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code with SYSTEM privileges.
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Plex Media Server contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows an attacker with access to the server administrator's Plex account to upload a malicious file via the Camera Upload feature and have the media server execute it.
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- Media Server on Acme's software list
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We track 10 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Media Server, across 11 versions. The most recent Media Server flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2020-5741, on 10 March 2023.
1 is on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added is CVE-2020-5741.
Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2020-5741, affects before 1.19.3. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.
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