CVE-2012-10024
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-08-05
Last updated on: 2025-08-05
Assigner: VulnCheck
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| xbmc | xbmc | 11.0 |
| xbmc | xbmc | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a path traversal flaw in the embedded HTTP server of XBMC version 11 and earlier builds up to 2012-11-04. When an authenticated user accesses the server via HTTP Basic Authentication, the server does not properly sanitize the URI input. This allows the user to request files outside the intended document root, potentially reading arbitrary files on the host filesystem, including sensitive configuration or credential files.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker who is authenticated can exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the host system. This can lead to exposure of sensitive information such as configuration files or credentials, which could further compromise the system or user data.