# CVE-2017-20145: Tecrail Responsive Filemanger path traversal

> Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in Tecrail Responsive Filemanger to read or modify arbitrary files on the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hxgp-ff53-m8jr

## What is CVE-2017-20145?

CVE-2017-20145 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Tecrail Responsive Filemanger, published on 25 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Tecrail Responsive Filemanger up to 9.10.x and classified as critical. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 9.11.0 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20145?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tecrail Responsive Filemanager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-20145?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-20145 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-20145 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Tecrail Responsive Filemanger

- [CVE-2022-44276](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44276/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-10567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10567/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-10212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10212/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-14728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14728/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-46604](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46604/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-20145 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-20145 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Tecrail Responsive Filemanger, published on 25 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-20145 exists.

Affected product: Tecrail Responsive Filemanger. 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-2017-20145/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20145/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20145
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20145
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-20145

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20145/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.