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CVE-2018-13415

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 31.81% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-08-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Windows. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 31.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2018-13415
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
31.81%
Windows

Original NVD 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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