PT-2014-8872 · Plex · Plex Media Server

Published 2014-12-02 · Updated 2021-12-10 · CVE-2014-9181

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Plex Media Server versions prior to 0.9.9.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a .. (dot dot) in the URI to access certain directories, such as "manage/" or "web/". Additionally, remote authenticated users can read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI to "resources/".

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.9.9.3, update to version 0.9.9.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "manage/", "web/", and "resources/" directories until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-9181

Affected Products

Plex Media Server

References · 5

• 🔥 https://sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140228-1_Plex_Media_Server_Authentication_bypass_local_file_disclosure_v10.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/531290 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/31983 · Exploit
• https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/62832-plex-media-server/?p=583250 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9181 · Security Note