CVE-2017-20152

Name: CVE-2017-20152
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-30T12:15:08.817+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 0.90%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-20152 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.90%

55.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imageserve Project	Imageserve	All versions

References

https://github.com/aerouk/imageserve/commit/bd23c784f0e5cb12f66d15c100248449f87d72e2Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/aerouk/imageserve/pull/27Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217056Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217056Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/aerouk/imageserve/commit/bd23c784f0e5cb12f66d15c100248449f87d72e2Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/aerouk/imageserve/pull/27Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217056Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217056Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 30, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-20152?

How severe is CVE-2017-20152?

CVE-2017-20152 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.90% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-20152?

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Source: NVD / NIST