CVE-2012-10024 HIGH

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

Vendor Xbmc
Product Media Center
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published August 5, 2025
Last update June 2, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 5, 2025 CVE published
June 2, 2026 Record updated