SB2017022813 - Path traversal in Kodi
Published: February 28, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017022813
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5982)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the Chorus2 2.4.2 add-on for Kodi. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2E%2E%252e (encoded dot dot slash) in the image path, as demonstrated by image/image%3A%2F%2F%2e%2e%252fetc%252fpasswd.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.