Kodi 17.1 Thumbnail path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Kodi 17.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Thumbnail Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-5982. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Kodi 17.1. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Thumbnail Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 02/12/2017. The weakness was released 02/14/2017 by Eric Flokstra as [Kodi v17.1] - Local File Inclusion as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5982 since 02/13/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Eric Flokstra in URL and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at seclists.org. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97894 (Kodi Local File Inclusion Information Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (41312), Tenable (97894) and SecurityFocus (BID 96481†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Chorus 2.4.2

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
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VulDB Base Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Eric Flokstra
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Nessus ID: 97894
Nessus Name: Kodi Local File Inclusion Information Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 802208
OpenVAS Name: Kodi Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: kodi_traversal.rb
MetaSploit Name: Kodi 17.0 Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/12/2017 🔍
02/13/2017 +1 days 🔍
02/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
02/14/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/20/2017 +6 days 🔍
02/28/2017 +8 days 🔍
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03/22/2017 +22 days 🔍
09/02/2020 +1260 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: [Kodi v17.1] - Local File Inclusion
Researcher: Eric Flokstra
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5982 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5982
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97121
SecurityFocus: 96481 - Kodi Chorus2 CVE-2017-5982 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5982 - Kodi - Directory Traversal Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 02/20/2017 08:12
Updated: 09/02/2020 11:39
Changes: 02/20/2017 08:12 (82), 09/02/2020 11:39 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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