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CVE-2020-5741: Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2020-5741
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
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.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Plexproduct: Media ServerRemote code executionOther
What
Plex Media Server contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows an attacker to upload a malicious file via the Camera Upload feature.
Who is affected
Administrators of Plex Media Server with Camera Upload enabled.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical.
Action
Update Plex Media Server to the latest version.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2023-03-10
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5741

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2020-5741coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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