Check Point Advisories

Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-5741)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-3794
Date Published:	4 Apr 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 04 April, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-5741
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Plex Media Server Up to (excluding) 1.19.3
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Plex Media Server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-5741) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-5741)