CVE-2021-33959

Plex media server 1.21 and before is vulnerable to ddos reflection attack via plex service.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/lixiang957/CVE-2021-33959	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.freebuf.com/articles/web/260338.html	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/lixiang957/CVE-2021-33959	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.freebuf.com/articles/web/260338.html	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:plex:media_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:09

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/lixiang957/CVE-2021-33959 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/lixiang957/CVE-2021-33959 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://www.freebuf.com/articles/web/260338.html - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://www.freebuf.com/articles/web/260338.html - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory

08 Aug 2023, 14:22

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-01-18 14:15

Updated : 2025-04-04 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2021-33959

Mitre link : CVE-2021-33959

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-33959

JSON object : View

Products Affected

plex

media_server

CWE

CWE-346

Origin Validation Error

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