CVE-2020-5742 describes an Improper Access Control vulnerability in Plex Media Server versions prior to June 15, 2020, allowing cross-origin application requests from any origin. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2020-06-15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plex:media_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Plex Media Server Weak CORS Policy
Jun 15, 2020Plex Media Server Weak CORS Policy
Jun 15, 2020Plex Media Server Weak CORS Policy
Jun 15, 2020Plex Media Server Weak CORS Policy
Jun 15, 2020Plex Media Server Weak CORS Policy
Jun 15, 2020Plex Media Server Weak CORS Policy
Jun 15, 2020