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CVE-2017-5982

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5982 is a directory traversal vulnerability in the Chorus2 2.4.2 add-on for Kodi, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. While not listed in KEV, exploit intelligence indicates the availability of Metasploit modules and Nuclei templates, suggesting readily available exploit code. Despite this, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage, which is typical for the majority of CVEs.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
17.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kodi:kodi:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
77.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Kodi 17.0 Local File Inclusion Vulnerability · Feb 12, 2017
Nuclei: CVE-2017-5982 · Nov 5, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7763 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/141043/Kodi-17.1-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/27
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00009.html
exploit-db.com / exploits/41312
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/96481