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
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| XBMC | Media Center | ≤ 11.0 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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XBMC Web Server Directory Traversal
auxiliary/gather/xbmc_traversal
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.ioactive.com/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/Security_Advisory_XBMC.pdf technical-description exploit
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/xbmc_traversal.rb exploit
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/bdff099c024521941cb0956fe01d99ab52a65335 patch
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xbmc-web-server-path-traversal third-party-advisory