Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-13415 - XXE vulnerability in Plex Media Server 1.13.2.5154

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
plex
CWE-611
critical
nessus
exploit available

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Plex
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionPlex Media Server 1.13.2.5154 - SSDP Processing XML External Entity Injection. CVE-2018-13415. Webapps exploit for XML platform. Tags: XML External Entity (XXE)
fileexploits/xml/webapps/45146.txt
idEDB-ID:45146
last seen2018-08-03
modified2018-08-03
platformxml
port
published2018-08-03
reporterExploit-DB
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/45146/
titlePlex Media Server 1.13.2.5154 - SSDP Processing XML External Entity Injection
typewebapps

Nessus

NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_337960ECB5DC11E8AC58A4BADB2F4699.NASL
descriptionChris reports : The XML parsing engine for Plex Media Server
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id117441
published2018-09-12
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/117441
titleFreeBSD : Plex Media Server -- Information Disclosure Vulnerability (337960ec-b5dc-11e8-ac58-a4badb2f4699)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
#
# Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
#
# Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
# HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
# 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
#    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
#    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
# 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
#    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
#    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
#    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
#    distribution.
# 
# THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
# BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
# OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
# OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
# BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
# OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
# EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(117441);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/04/05 23:25:06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-13415");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : Plex Media Server -- Information Disclosure Vulnerability (337960ec-b5dc-11e8-ac58-a4badb2f4699)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Chris reports :

The XML parsing engine for Plex Media Server's SSDP/UPNP functionality
is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Processing (XXE) attack.
Unauthenticated attackers on the same LAN can use this vulnerability
to :

- Access arbitrary files from the filesystem with the same permission
as the user account running Plex.

- Initiate SMB connections to capture NetNTLM challenge/response and
crack to clear-text password.

- Initiate SMB connections to relay NetNTLM challenge/response and
achieve Remote Command Execution in Windows domains."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/1"
  );
  # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/337960ec-b5dc-11e8-ac58-a4badb2f4699.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?fdce27cf"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:plexmediaserver");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:plexmediaserver-plexpass");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/08/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/09/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/09/12");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"plexmediaserver<1.13.5.5332")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"plexmediaserver-plexpass<1.13.5.5332")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

Packetstorm

data sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/148810/plexms11325154-xxe.txt
idPACKETSTORM:148810
last seen2018-08-08
published2018-08-03
reporterChris Moberly
sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148810/Plex-Media-Server-1.13.2.5154-SSDP-Processing-XML-Injection.html
titlePlex Media Server 1.13.2.5154 SSDP Processing XML Injection