# CVE-2012-10024: XBMC ≤ 11.0 Web Server Path Traversal

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2025-08-05 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- XBMC Media Center: through 11.0

## Description

XBMC version 11.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its embedded HTTP server. When accessed via HTTP Basic Authentication, the server fails to properly sanitize URI input, allowing authenticated users to request files outside the intended document root. An attacker can exploit this flaw to read arbitrary files from the host filesystem, including sensitive configuration or credential files.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on XBMC Media Center, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.ioactive.com/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/Security_Advisory_XBMC.pdf
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/xbmc_traversal.rb
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/bdff099c024521941cb0956fe01d99ab52a65335
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xbmc-web-server-path-traversal
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/xbmc_traversal.rb

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