# DDOS Attack Using Plex **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [February 5, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ddos-attack-using-plex/687108 "2021-02-05T17:42:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uncle\_9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/uncle_9/32/5600_2.png) [@Uncle\_9](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Uncle_9)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ddos-attack-using-plex/687108/1 "2021-02-05T17:42:57Z")
Server Version#:1.21.2.3943-a91458577 Player Version#: Roku Does the potential for using my server as a DDOS attack vector apply if Remote Access is OFF? If not, how do I close this port? ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ddos-attack-using-plex/687108/2 "2021-02-05T17:48:52Z")
> [@\[FIX\] PMS leveraged for amplified dDoS attack (SSDP)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-leveraged-for-amplified-ddos-attack-ssdp/686789): > > EDIT: plex released a [fix](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/396) to prevent this. Greetings to whom it may concern: Netscout (Arbor) has just published a blog post in which they show / explain / claim how SSDP on the WAN port of a Plex Media Server that uses uPNP/NAT-PNP to expose its port to the internet, can be used to reflect+amplify a dDoS attack. (the attacker sending a forged packet to your plex server, the resulting answer will be sent to the (forged) source IP \> the target of the attack) suggested action: Filter incoming… ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ddos-attack-using-plex/687108/3 "2021-02-05T17:49:46Z")