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%252fpasswd.

• CWE-22

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141043/Kodi-17.1-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/27Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96481
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00009.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41312/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141043/Kodi-17.1-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/27Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96481
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00009.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41312/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Feb 28, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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