CVE-2016-15017

Name: CVE-2016-15017
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-01-10T15:15:11.1+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.86%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-15017 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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 identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.86%

53.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ecodev	Media Upload	< 0.9.0

References

https://github.com/fabarea/media_upload/commit/b25d42a4981072321c1a363311d8ea2a4ac8763aPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/fabarea/media_upload/issues/6Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/fabarea/media_upload/releases/tag/0.9.0Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217786Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217786Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/fabarea/media_upload/commit/b25d42a4981072321c1a363311d8ea2a4ac8763aPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/fabarea/media_upload/issues/6Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/fabarea/media_upload/releases/tag/0.9.0Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217786Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217786Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 10, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-15017?

How severe is CVE-2016-15017?

CVE-2016-15017 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-15017?

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Source: NVD / NIST