CVE-2018-8831

MEDIUM

Kodi < 17.6 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Playlist

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-8831. PoCs published by Manuel García Cárdenas.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a persistent XSS vulnerability in Kodi's web interface, where arbitrary HTML/script code can be executed in the context of a victim's browser by injecting malicious code into a playlist.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Manuel García Cárdenas · textwebappsmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44487

This is a writeup describing a persistent XSS vulnerability in Kodi's web interface, where arbitrary HTML/script code can be executed in the context of a victim's browser by injecting malicious code into a playlist.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Kodi <= 17.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the Kodi web interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/36
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44487/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/17814

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.5388
EPSS Percentile 98.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
kodi/kodi < 17.6
Published Apr 18, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026