# CVE-2017-12079: Path traversal in Photo Station

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via the prog_id field in picasa.php, exposing sensitive data on Synology Photo Station.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-frc9-5h6p-f7f3

## What is CVE-2017-12079?

CVE-2017-12079 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Synology Photo Station, published on 4 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Files or directories accessible to external parties vulnerability in picasa.php in Synology Photo Station before 6.8.1-3458 and before 6.3-2970 allows remote attackers to obtain arbitrary files via prog_id field.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), CWE-552 (Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12079?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Synology Photo Station.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-12079?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-12079 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Synology Photo Station

- [CVE-2021-29089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29089/): SQL injection in Synology Photo Station (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-11161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11161/): SQL injection in Synology Photo Station (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-11151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11151/): File upload in Synology Photo Station (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-11153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11153/): Deserialization in Synology Photo Station (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-10329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10329/): Command injection in Synology Photo Station (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-12079 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-12079 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Synology Photo Station, published on 4 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Synology Photo Station. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12079/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12079/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12079
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12079
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12079

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