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CVE-2018-8831
A Persistent XSS vulnerability exists in Kodi (formerly XBMC) through 17.6 that allows the execution of arbitrary HTML/script code in the…
Medium6.1EPSS 52.0%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 52.0% · top 1.0% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20180417 Kodi <= 17.6 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 44487 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/17814 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2018-8831)Record last updated .