CVE-2018-13415 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Plex Media Server versions prior to 1.13.2.5154, specifically within its SSDP/UPnP XML parsing engine. This critical vulnerability allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary files, capture NetNTLM credentials, or achieve remote command execution in Windows domains. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS percentile of 96.75%, it presents a severe risk. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.13.2.5154CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plex:media_server:1.13.2.5154:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.