CVE Catalog

CVE-2012-10024

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

XBMC version 11.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its embedded HTTP server. Authenticated users can request files outside the intended document root.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this flaw to read arbitrary files from the host filesystem, including sensitive configuration or credential files.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of XBMC to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures to restrict access to the HTTP server.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS