Description
XBMC version 11.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its embedded HTTP server. When accessed via HTTP Basic Authentication, the server fails to properly sanitize URI input, allowing authenticated users to request files outside the intended document root. An attacker can exploit this flaw to read arbitrary files from the host filesystem, including sensitive configuration or credential files.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
XBMC Media Center
Default version status: unaffected
0 to ≤ 11.0affected
References
- https://www.ioactive.com/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/Security_Advisory_XBMC.pdf ↗
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/xbmc_traversal.rb ↗
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/bdff099c024521941cb0956fe01d99ab52a65335 ↗
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc ↗
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xbmc-web-server-path-traversal ↗