ID:3764 - Exploit for Path traversal in Kodi - CVE-2017-5982

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Vulnerability description

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.

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