CVE catalog

CVE-2018-8831

kodi: CVE-2018-8831

Severity: Low
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 52.01% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	kodi	sid	`2:21.3+dfsg-2`	not affected
Debian	kodi	forky	`2:21.3+dfsg-1.3`	not affected
Debian	kodi	trixie	`2:21.2+dfsg-4`	not affected
Debian	kodi	bookworm	`2:20.1+dfsg-1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	kodi	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	kodi	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	kodi	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	kodi	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[kodi]Not affected
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-addons-dev]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-addons-dev-common]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-bin]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-data]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-eventclients-common]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-eventclients-dev]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-eventclients-dev-common]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-eventclients-kodi-send]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-eventclients-ps3]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-eventclients-python]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-eventclients-wiiremote]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-eventclients-zeroconf]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-repository-kodi]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
[kodi-tools-texturepacker]Not affected
Source package: [kodi]
Details (2)
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm
- 2:20.1+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kodi · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:37:57 PM UTC

References

[https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-8831]

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS]