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CVE Vulnerabilities for Plex Media Server
| CVE | Published | Severity | Details | Exploitability | Impact | Vector |
| CVE‑2021‑42835 | 2021‑12‑08 15:15:10 | HIGH (7) | An issue was discovered in Plex Media Server through 1.24.4.5081-e362dc1ee. An attacker (with a foothold in a endpoint via a low-privileged user account) can access the exposed RPC service of the update service component. This RPC functionality allows the attacker to interact with the RPC functionality and execute code from a path of his choice (local, or remote via SMB) because of a TOCTOU race condition. This code execution is in the context of the Plex update service (which runs as SYSTEM). | 1 | 6 | LOCAL |
| CVE‑2021‑33959 | 2023‑01‑18 14:15:11 | HIGH (8) | Plex media server 1.21 and before is vulnerable to ddos reflection attack via plex service. | 4 | 4 | NETWORK |
| CVE‑2020‑5742 | 2020‑06‑15 20:15:12 | HIGH (9) | Improper Access Control in Plex Media Server prior to June 15, 2020 allows any origin to execute cross-origin application requests. | 3 | 6 | NETWORK |
| CVE‑2020‑5741 | 2020‑05‑08 13:15:11 | HIGH (7) | Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code. | 1 | 6 | NETWORK |
| CVE‑2020‑5740 | 2020‑04‑22 16:15:13 | HIGH (8) | Improper Input Validation in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code with SYSTEM privileges. | 2 | 6 | LOCAL |
| CVE‑2019‑19141 | 2019‑12‑19 23:15:16 | HIGH (9) | The Camera Upload functionality in Plex Media Server through 1.18.2.2029 allows remote authenticated users to write files anywhere the user account running the Plex Media Server has permissions. This allows remote code execution via a variety of methods, such as (on a default Ubuntu installation) creating a .ssh folder in the plex user's home directory via directory traversal, uploading an SSH authorized_keys file there, and logging into the host as the Plex user via SSH. | 3 | 6 | NETWORK |
| CVE‑2018‑21031 | 2019‑11‑18 17:15:11 | MEDIUM (7) | Tautulli versions 2.1.38 and below allows remote attackers to bypass intended access control in Plex Media Server because the X-Plex-Token is mishandled and can be retrieved from Tautulli. NOTE: Initially, this id was associated with Plex Media Server 1.18.2.2029-36236cc4c as the affected product and version. Further research indicated that Tautulli is the correct affected product. | 3 | 4 | NETWORK |
| CVE‑2018‑13415 | 2018‑08‑13 17:29:01 | HIGH (8) | 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. | 0 | 0 | NETWORK |
| CVE‑2014‑9304 | 2014‑12‑07 21:59:06 | HIGH (8) | Plex Media Server before 0.9.9.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the web server whitelist, conduct SSRF attacks, and execute arbitrary administrative actions via multiple crafted X-Plex-Url headers to system/proxy, which are inconsistently processed by the request handler in the backend web server. | 0 | 0 | NETWORK |
| CVE‑2014‑9181 | 2014‑12‑02 16:59:18 | MEDIUM (5) | Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server before 0.9.9.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI to (1) manage/ or (2) web/ or remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI to resources/. | 0 | 0 | NETWORK |
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| 2024‑10‑30 | 0.12.8.195 | Mac update refinements |
| 2024‑10‑25 | 0.12.3.190 | |
| 2024‑10‑21 | 0.12.0.187 | Macos implementaiton, linux and windows improvements |
| 2024‑10‑16 | 0.11.128.186 | Linux stats and system information improvements, improvements for application shutdown |
| 2024‑09‑12 | 0.11.113.171 | CPU Optimizations and Packages reliability improvements |
| 2024‑09‑05 | 0.11.106.164 | Phased deployment enhancements |
| 2024‑09‑04 | 0.11.103.161 | |
| 2024‑09‑02 | 0.11.102.160 | CPU Optimizations and Packages reliability improvements |
| 2024‑08‑30 | 0.11.99.157 | CPU Optimizations and Packages reliability improvements |
| 2024‑08‑29 | 0.11.98.156 | CPU utilization and console event optimization |
| 2024‑08‑28 | 0.11.97.155 | Reliability to detect unusual updates like redistributables. |
| 2024‑08‑27 | 0.11.96.154 | |
| 2024‑08‑26 | 0.11.95.153 | Faster response for reboot requests |
| 2024‑08‑20 | 0.11.92.150 | Additional package upgrade pre-requisites |
| 2024‑08‑15 | 0.11.89.147 | |
| 2024‑08‑06 | 0.11.87.145 | |
| 2024‑07‑26 | 0.11.83.141 | Add resiliency for MAC duplicates and uptime |
| 2024‑07‑25 | 0.11.82.140 | Changes to facilitate cross-platform use. Bitlocker and Windows key refinements |
| 2024‑07‑15 | 0.11.80.138 | Antivirus and temperature added to configuration checks |
| 2024‑07‑15 | 0.11.79.137 | Add configuration checks for execution policy and secure boot |
| 2024‑07‑11 | 0.11.77.135 | load balancing refinements |
| 2024‑07‑10 | 0.11.76.134 | Add additional load balancing and data residency capabilities, add randomness to recurring task timings to decrease server load |
| 2024‑07‑05 | 0.11.74.132 | changes to graph and residual work on user imporsonation |
| 2024‑07‑04 | 0.11.73.131 | Add configuration checks for execution policy and secure boot. |
| 2024‑07‑03 | 0.11.72.130 | Enhanced event log monitoring |
| 2024‑07‑02 | 0.11.71.129 | Add details to Windows updates, enhanced risk metrics for application patches |
| 2024‑06‑19 | 0.11.65.123 | Update resiliancy and garbage collection |
| 2024‑06‑13 | 0.11.60.118 | Enhanced logging |
| 2024‑06‑12 | 0.11.55.113 | Include the primary drive serial number; MAC addresses for built-in wireless, Bluetooth, and ethernet into the device hash to restore uninstalled and reinstalled devices in cases where the motherboard serial is not unique |
| 2024‑06‑07 | 0.11.54.112 | Patch and package uninstall data addition |
| 2024‑06‑05 | 0.11.47.105 | refine per-user registry application listing |
| 2024‑06‑02 | 0.11.45.103 | uninstall and reinstall refinements, refine local logging, refine self-update and uninstall timing |
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| 2024‑05‑22 | 0.11.13.71 | Add Windows computer model, improve Operating System parsing |
| 2024‑05‑21 | 0.11.11.69 | Added additional states for Windows update, flexibility for non-standard program file configurations, support for network diagrams at the switch level, details for Windows editions |
| 2024‑05‑21 | 0.11.10.68 | Add specific cases for Defender patterns and Composer versions. |
| 2024‑05‑17 | 0.11.3.61 | Change Log storage location to c:\program files\Lavawall |
| 2024‑05‑17 | 0.11.1.59 | self-update improvements. |
| 2024‑05‑16 | 0.8.0.55 | error log reporting and management. |
| 2024‑05‑15 | 0.7.0.54 | Websocket resiliency improvements |
| 2024‑05‑09 | 0.6.0.53 | Error log reporting and management. |
| 2024‑05‑01 | 0.5.44.52 | Even more improvements to scheduler |
| 2024‑04‑24 | 0.5.41.49 | Install compatibility with Sandbox |
| 2024‑04‑22 | 0.5.21.29 | Project property changes to enable automated compilation with new features. |
| 2024‑04‑20 | 0.5.20.28 | Add motherboard serial number and company reassignment |
| 2024‑04‑11 | 0.5.4.12 | Automate release notes as part of build process |
| 2024‑04‑03 | 0.5.3.11 | Websocket and service enhancements |
| 2024‑03‑21 | 0.5.2.10 | Enhance zip file validation |
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NOTE: changes after June 2024 are incorportated into the Windows Changelog as the codebases for Windows, Linux, and Mac were combined
NOTE: changes after June 2024 are incorportated into the Windows Changelog as the codebases for Windows, Linux, and Mac were combined
| 2024‑05‑20 | 253 | Added cleanup of old .json files during a re-install |
| 2024‑05‑13 | 252 | Added apt-get update to install |
| 2024‑05‑06 | 248 | Allow restart to use /var/run/reboot-required if needrestart is not installed |
| 2024‑04‑22 | 239 | Improve internal update and version tracking |
| 2024‑04‑15 | 235 | Add support for Yum packages |
| 2024‑04‑08 | 233 | Align patching with Windows patch reporting |
| 2024‑04‑02 | 228 | Add support for needrestart |
| 2024‑03‑04 | 224 | Schedule restarts |
| 2024‑03‑25 | 221 | Add support for apt packages |
| 2024‑03‑18 | 212 | Implement release management |
| 2024‑03‑11 | 202 | Add user login monitoring |
| 2024‑03‑04 | 189 | Enhance installation reliability |
| 2024‑02‑26 | 187 | Exapand triggers to identify if the instance needs to be restarted |
| 2024‑02‑19 | 146 | Improve compatibility for non-AWS instances |
| 2024‑02‑14 | 138 | Add self-uninstall capabilities |
| 2024‑02‑12 | 135 | Enhance scheduling flexibility |
| 2024‑02‑07 | 132 | Add kernel version tracking |
| 2024‑02‑05 | 124 | Add device hash to cryptographic self-update script validation |
| 2024‑01‑29 | 107 | Enhance encryption of patch data |
| 2024‑01‑22 | 98 | Improve how available storage is calculated |
| 2024‑01‑15 | 97 | Move initial tasks from installation file to sub scripts |
| 2024‑05‑21 | 91 | Improve multi-distribution compatibility |
| 2024‑05‑21 | 79 | Improve encryption reliability |
| 2023‑12‑11 | 68 | Enhance cryptographic validation of new scripts before updating |
| 2023‑11‑20 | 62 | Add inner layer of AES encryption in case TLS inspection doesn't allow for a secure connection |
| 2023‑11‑27 | 56 | Additional base cases for resiliancy |
| 2023‑11‑20 | 54 | Additional headers added to authentication process during installation. |
| 2023‑11‑20 | 53 | Enhanced key management |
| 2023‑11‑15 | 51 | Add insecure installation parameter to allow installation in environments with TLS inspection or other machine-in-the-middle situations. |
| 2023‑11‑06 | 42 | Enhance redundant encryption during installation. |
| 2023‑10‑30 | 33 | Improve install-over compatibility |
| 2023‑10‑23 | 18 | Add reboot configuration and scheduling |
| 2023‑10‑23 | 17 | Add self-updating functionality. |
| 2023‑10‑16 | 15 | Add Linux patching information for apt |
| 2023‑10‑09 | 14 | Collect system information |
| 2023‑10‑09 | 13 | Add Linux distribution information |
| 2023‑09‑30 | 12 | Add memory monitoring |
| 2023‑09‑30 | 10 | Add hardware information |
| 2023‑09‑23 | 9 | Add AWS information |
| 2023‑09‑23 | 8 | Add customized schedule capability for configuration updates |
| 2023‑09‑23 | 7 | Add support for package monitoring using package and dpkg logs |
| 2023‑09‑16 | 6 | Add storage data configuration gathering |
| 2023‑09‑16 | 5 | Add CPU information |
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Going through industry-specific applications, we noticed many were missing from the big RMM and patching providers. MSPs, insurance providers, and organizations that put their cleints at risk need to know about these risks, which lead to the largest number of critical audit findings and breaches - After 20 years of writing the same audit findings about system configurations, Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance, and missing patches, our technical co-founder wanted to make it easier fo avoid these findings
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