HIGH
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
Published Feb 28, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 77.98%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
77.98% 0.77977
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.77977
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (33 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 77.98% (0.77977) | 99.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 77.63% (0.77630) | 99.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 80.11% (0.80109) | 99.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 77.63% (0.77630) | 99.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 80.11% (0.80109) | 99.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 77.63% (0.77630) | 99.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 80.11% (0.80109) | 99.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 77.63% (0.77630) | 99.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 80.11% (0.80109) | 99.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 77.48% (0.77480) | 99.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 87.96% (0.87960) | 99.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 86.42% (0.86420) | 99.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 75.18% (0.75182) | 98.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 86.88% (0.86875) | 99.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 88.21% (0.88214) | 99.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 86.13% (0.86131) | 99.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 83.92% (0.83917) | 99.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 86.13% (0.86131) | 99.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 83.92% (0.83917) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 86.13% (0.86131) | 99.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 53.23% (0.53231) | 97.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 21, 2024 | 60.61% (0.60612) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 66.87% (0.66873) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.60% (0.05600) | 93.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 5.17% (0.05175) | 92.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 3.72% (0.03720) | 90.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 4.13% (0.04131) | 91.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.88% (0.04880) | 91.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 83.04% (0.83043) | 99.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 83.04% (0.83043) | 99.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 30.49% (0.30487) | 96.76th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 30.49% (0.30487) | 98.53th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 30.49% (0.30487) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141043/Kodi-17.1-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/27 mailing-listExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96481 vdb-entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00009.html mailing-list
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41312/ exploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141043/Kodi-17.1-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/27 | mailing-listExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96481 | vdb-entry | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00009.html | mailing-list | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41312/ | exploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 28, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Feb 13, 2017
Link CVE-2017-5982
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a