CVE-2018-8831
Kodi Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 18, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 22, 2018, 4:55 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-8831 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-8831.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/36 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/17814 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44487/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE-2018-8831 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 22, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44487/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44487/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/36 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/36 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/17814 No Types Assigned https://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/17814 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kodi:kodi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 17.6 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 21, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44487/ [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-8831 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-8831
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
89.75 }} -0.08%
score
0.98706
percentile