#VU39617 Path traversal in Kodi - CVE-2017-5982
Published: February 28, 2017 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39617
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5982
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Kodi
Kodi
Software vendor:
Kodi
Kodi
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.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.