# CVE-2019-19141: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in Camera Upload to write arbitrary files, enabling remote code execution and host compromise.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j556-5g4j-rf74

## What is CVE-2019-19141?

CVE-2019-19141 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Camera Upload functionality in Plex Media Server through 1.18.2.2029 allows remote authenticated users to write files anywhere the user account running the Plex Media Server has permissions. This allows remote code execution via a variety of methods, such as (on a default Ubuntu installation) creating a .ssh folder in the plex user's home directory via directory traversal, uploading an SSH authorized_keys file there, and logging into the host as the Plex user via SSH.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19141?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Plex Media Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-19141?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19141 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-19141 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-96656](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96656/): Plex Media Server External Control of File Name or Path (high 8.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-5741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5741/): Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution (high 7.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-96654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96654/): Plex Media Server Improper Neutralization of Encoded URI Schemes in a Web Page (medium 6.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-96652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96652/): Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-96655](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96655/): Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-19141 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-19141 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19141/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19141/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19141
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19141
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19141

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19141/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.