A Persistent XSS vulnerability exists in Kodi (formerly XBMC) through 17.6 that allows the execution of arbitrary HTML/script code in the c…

published 2018-04-18 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-20439

cvss: 6.1; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 52.0%; EPSS 52.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

A Persistent XSS vulnerability exists in Kodi (formerly XBMC) through 17.6 that allows the execution of arbitrary HTML/script code in the context of the victim user's browser via a playlist.

Patch / fix

distros 1

kodi Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +11 more 18.2-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-8831

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Timeline

2018-04-18 First public exploit (EDB-44487)
2018-04-18 Published

Exploit prediction

52.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-44487 Kodi 17.6 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2018-04-18
seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/36 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	6.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/44487/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/36
mailing-list, exploit, third-party-advisory
trac.kodi.tv /ticket/17814
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-8831
NVD CVE-2018-8831

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Summary