CVE-2017-20152: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in aerouk imageserve

Routine

LOW 3.1MITIGATE

CVE-2017-20152 is a low-severity flaw (CVSS 3.1) affecting imageserve. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	3.1 (Low)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.9% (top 40%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-22
Published	2022-12-30
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: imageserve project

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-12-30 12:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:15 UTCUpdated Record last modified

imageserve project imageserve MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy imageserve || rpm -q imageserve || imageserve --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2017-20152?

imageserve: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2017-20152 being exploited?

CVE-2017-20152 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-2017-20152 affect?

CVE-2017-20152 affects imageserve. Severity is low (CVSS 3.1). 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 t

How urgent is CVE-2017-20152?

Priority 31/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2017-20153 LOW 2.6 MITIGATE A vulnerability has been found in aerouk imageserve and classified as problematic

References

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