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CVE-2017-5982 in the critical feed json

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 (e…

published 2017-02-28 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15051

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
78.0%
EPSS 78.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
public exploits
1
Metasploit, plus a Nuclei check

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.

Patch / fix

  • kodi Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:18.6+dfsg1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5982

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/kodi_traversal)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

77.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/kodi_traversal Kodi 17.0 Local File Inclusion Vulnerability metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2017-02-12
  • Nuclei template Kodi 17.1 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41312/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141043/Kodi-17.1-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/27 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.