# CVE-2017-20152: aerouk imageserve File viewer.php path traversal

- Severity: CVSS 3.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2022-12-30 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- aerouk imageserve: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in aerouk imageserve. Affected is an unknown function of the file public/viewer.php of the component File Handler. The manipulation of the argument filelocation leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is bd23c784f0e5cb12f66d15c100248449f87d72e2. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217056.

## What to do

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

- https://vuldb.com/?id.217056
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217056
- https://github.com/aerouk/imageserve/pull/27
- https://github.com/aerouk/imageserve/commit/bd23c784f0e5cb12f66d15c100248449f87d72e2

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