CVE-2016-15017: A vulnerability has been found in fabarea media_upload on TYPO3 and classified as critical

Q: How do I fix CVE-2016-15017?

media upload: upgrade to 0.9.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2016-15017 being exploited?

CVE-2016-15017 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2016-15017 affect?

CVE-2016-15017 affects media upload. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). A vulnerability has been found in fabarea media_upload on TYPO3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function getUploadedFileList of the file Classes/Service/UploadFileService.php. The manipulation leads to pathname tr

Q: How urgent is CVE-2016-15017?

Priority 34/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 5.5UPGRADE

CVE-2016-15017 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) affecting media upload. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability has been found in fabarea media_upload on TYPO3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function getUploadedFileList of the file Classes/Service/UploadFileService.php. The manipulation leads to pathname traversal. Upgrading to version 0.9.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as b25d42a4981072321c1a363311d8ea2a4ac8763a. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217786 is the ide

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Adjacent network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.9% (top 40%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-21, CWE-22
Published	2023-01-10
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: ecodev

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-01-10 15:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:41 UTCUpdated Record last modified

ecodev media upload UPGRADE

Affected: < 0.9.0

Fixed in: 0.9.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy media-upload || rpm -q media-upload || media-upload --version

2. UPGRADE to 0.9.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade media-upload

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade media-upload

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2016-15017?

media upload: upgrade to 0.9.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2016-15017 being exploited?

CVE-2016-15017 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2016-15017 affect?

CVE-2016-15017 affects media upload. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). A vulnerability has been found in fabarea media_upload on TYPO3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function getUploadedFileList of the file Classes/Service/UploadFileService.php. The manipulation leads to pathname tr

How urgent is CVE-2016-15017?

Priority 34/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities · TYPO3 vulnerabilities

References

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