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CVE-2020-5741
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MITRE ATT&CK
Collection
Command and Control
Credential Access
Defense Evasion
Discovery
Execution
Exfiltration
Impact
Initial Access
Lateral Movement
Persistence
Privilege Escalation
Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code.
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Attacker ValueLow
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ExploitabilityHigh
Technical Analysis
A vulnerability exists within Plex that allows an authenticated attacker to submit data that is deserialized through Python in an unsafe manner. This leads to code execution within the context of the Plex server. Given the nature of Python serialization vulnerabilities, exploitation of this is relatively easy and reliable. Exploitation attempts involve creating a new photo library and setting the LocalAppDataPath which will trigger the deserialization process.
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Products
- Plex Media Server (Windows)
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