| Name | CVE-2018-8831 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| kodi (PTS) | stretch | 2:17.1+dfsg1-3 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 2:17.6+dfsg1-4+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2:19.1+dfsg2-2+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2:20.1+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 2:21.1+dfsg-5 | fixed |
| xbmc (PTS) | jessie | 2:13.2+dfsg1-4 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| kodi | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| xbmc | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | |
Notes
- kodi <not-affected> (Chorus not included in Kodi as shipped in Debian)
[jessie] - xbmc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - xbmc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/36
https://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/17814
Fixed in v18