Vulnerability Report

CVE-2020-5742

Title: Plex Media Server Auth Bypass

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2020-5742.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Jun 15, 2020
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 8.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.42%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2020-5742: Improper Access Control in Plex Media Server prior to June 15, 2020 allows any origin to execute cross-origin application requests.

Impacted Vendors

A
avaya 1
F
firefly 1
P
plex 1

Reference Links

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-35 https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-35
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.8
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2020-5742 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.