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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8831
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8831
Aliases CVE-2018-8831
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
cvssv3 6.1 https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8831.json
ubuntu-priority medium https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8831.json
Reference id Reference type URL
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/36
https://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/17814
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8831
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8831
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added April 18, 2018
Description Kodi 17.6 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date April 18, 2018
Exploit type webapps
Platform multiple
Source update date April 18, 2018

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8831.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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There are no SSVC decisions available.