High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 28, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-5982
CVE-2017-5982
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- packetstormsecurity.com/files/141043/Kodi-17.1-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/27nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41312/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96481nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00009.htmlnvd
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