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CVE-2020-5742 (GCVE-0-2020-5742)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-15 19:26 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:39
VLAI
Summary
Improper Access Control in Plex Media Server prior to June 15, 2020 allows any origin to execute cross-origin application requests.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Weak CORS Policy
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Plex Media Server Affected: Prior to June 15, 2020
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