# CVE-2017-20153: aerouk imageserve cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the REQUEST_URI argument in aerouk imageserve, requiring a patch to mitigate.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g98q-4m7g-6m99

## What is CVE-2017-20153?

CVE-2017-20153 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in aerouk imageserve, published on 30 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in aerouk imageserve and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument REQUEST_URI leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 2ac3cd4f90b4df66874fab171376ca26868604c4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-217057 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20153?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Imageserve Project Imageserve.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-20153?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-20153 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in aerouk imageserve

- [CVE-2017-20152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20152/): aerouk imageserve File viewer.php path traversal (low 3.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-20153 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-20153 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in aerouk imageserve, published on 30 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: aerouk imageserve. 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-2017-20153/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20153/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20153
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20153
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-20153

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20153/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.