CVE-2014-9304 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.1% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.11% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-12-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| plex | media server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Plex Media Server 0.9.9.2.374-aa23a69 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2014-02-28 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531290
- https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/62832-plex-media-server/?p=583250
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140228-1_Plex_Media_Server_Authentication_bypass_local_file_disclosure_v10.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531290
- https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/62832-plex-media-server/?p=583250
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140228-1_Plex_Media_Server_Authentication_bypass_local_file_disclosure_v10.txt
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