Path Traversal in Kodi
CVE-2017-5982
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Chorus2 2.4.2 add-on for Kodi allows 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%252fp…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.864 (99.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Kodi — versions 17.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5982?
- CVE-2017-5982 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kodi, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5982?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5982 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.