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TI-2017-03896 Aliases CVE-2017-5982GHSA-4x55-4hhv-gr9v

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Chorus2 2.4.2 add-on for Kodi allows remote…

Priority HIGH 72CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.77977 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kodi:kodi:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.1VulnerableKodi
  • cpe:2.3:a:kodi:kodi:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1 Vulnerable ·Kodi

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5982
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4x55-4hhv-gr9v

References

Exploit 3

Other 1

  • TI-2018-06373 A Persistent XSS vulnerability exists in Kodi (formerly XBMC) through 17.6 that allows… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2017-05879 Path traversal in XBMC Foundation Kodi CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2021-19042 Buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi xbmc up to 19.0, allows attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-14177 A divide by zero issue discovered in Kodi Home Theater Software 19.5 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-09137 A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi Home Theater Software up to 19.5 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.6

Sources

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