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EasyImages2.0 EUVDEUVD-2026-110844

| CVE-2026-117566 MEDIUM
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-10-27 VulnCheck GHSA-59pp-4mv4-4j8f
6.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Send request with ../ in dw/history/img param
  2. Exploit
    Path resolves outside upload directory
  3. Impact
    Read allowed-extension file from server

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

No authentication, user interaction, or special configuration is required: a single crafted HTTP request to app/down.php, app/thumb.php, or app/info.php with '../' sequences in the dw, history, or img parameter triggers the traversal against a default EasyImages2.0 (≤2.8.6) install. The primary LIMITING factor is that the application only returns files whose extension is in the allowed upload-extension set, so disclosure is restricted to files bearing an allowed image extension rather than arbitrary server files; deployment must also expose these PHP endpoints to the attacker (direct or proxied web access).

Impact

This is a medium-severity, unauthenticated remote information-disclosure flaw, and the signals are internally consistent rather than conflicting. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) confirms network-reachable, low-complexity, no-authentication, no-user-interaction exploitation, which matches the description's 'unauthenticated path traversal'. However, impact is deliberately bounded: VC:L with VI:N/VA:N, and the description states that only files 'with allowed upload extensions' can be read - so this is NOT arbitrary file disclosure of sensitive OS files like /etc/passwd or application secrets unless those happen to carry an allowed image extension. That extension allowlist is the single most important risk-limiting factor and is why the score lands at 6.9 (medium) rather than critical. No EPSS score was provided, so statistical exploitation probability cannot be weighed; the CVE is NOT in CISA KEV, so there is no evidence of active exploitation. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' (not act_now/emergency), aligning with a real-but-non-emergency priority. A PoC/report reference exists (GitHub issue #286 and a VulnCheck advisory) but the input does not confirm it as working weaponized exploit code. Net: a genuine, easy-to-exploit but low-impact disclosure bug on a niche self-hosted product - worth patching this cycle, not a drop-everything incident.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker with no account sends a crafted HTTP request to app/down.php (or thumb.php/info.php) placing '../' sequences in the dw, history, or img parameter, causing the application to resolve a path outside the intended upload directory and return a file that carries an allowed upload extension. A public PoC reference exists (GitHub issue #286 / VulnCheck advisory); it is not verified as working exploit code. Because exploitation needs only a single unauthenticated request against a default install, it is trivial to automate, though the extension allowlist limits what can actually be exfiltrated.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

Unauthenticated path traversal in EasyImages2.0 (versions 0 through 2.8.6) lets a remote attacker read files outside the configured upload directory by sending '../' sequences in the dw, history, or img parameter of app/down.php, app/thumb.php, or app/info.php. No credentials, user interaction, or special configuration are required against a default install, but disclosure is bounded: the application only serves files whose extension is in the allowed upload-extension set, so exposure is limited to files carrying an image-like extension rather than arbitrary server files, which is why the impact is scored as low confidentiality only (CVSS v4.0 6.9; assessed CVSS:3.1 6.9 with C:L). The flaw is tracked as EUVD-2026-110844 and reported by VulnCheck; no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the issue is not in CISA KEV, with the vuln.today priority label indicating remediation this month.

RemediationAI

The upstream vendor fix is commit e337a2b (https://github.com/icret/EasyImages2.0/commit/e337a2bee7e7c67eb90bc4364a345c0857cb73aa), which adds the resolve_image_path() containment helper and applies it to the affected file-access paths; a released tagged version carrying this fix is not identified in the available data, so confirm the patch level against the vendor advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easyimages2-0-through-2.8.6-unauthenticated-path-traversal-via-down-php-thumb-php-and-info-php) or the project repository before considering an install remediated. If the commit cannot be deployed immediately, restrict external access to app/down.php, app/thumb.php, and app/info.php at the web server or reverse proxy, accepting that download, thumbnail, and image-metadata functionality breaks for legitimate users; alternatively deploy request filtering that rejects dw, history, or img values containing '..' or encoded dot sequences, understanding that such rules must cover URL-encoded and double-encoded variants to be effective. Because the residual exposure is limited to files bearing an allowed image extension, also avoid storing image-extension files containing sensitive data inside the web root, and note these are compensating measures only - the resolve_image_path() canonicalization in the upstream commit is the actual removal of the traversal condition.

Affected VersionsENISA

EasyImages2.0 0 ≤2.8.6

Affected Packages

euvd easyimages2_0 no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

EasyImages2.0 is a PHP-based image hosting application (CWE-22, path traversal) whose download, thumbnail, and metadata endpoints build filesystem paths by concatenating a user-supplied parameter onto the storage directory: app/down.php consumes 'dw', app/thumb.php consumes 'history', and app/info.php consumes 'img', and the vulnerable code at app/down.php lines 17-49 in tag 2.8.6 shows the pre-fix construction. Because the resulting path is not canonicalized and checked for containment within the storage root, '../' sequences escape the upload directory, and any resulting file whose extension is in the application's allowed upload-extension list is returned to the requester - an extension allowlist is the only residual barrier, and the trigger otherwise requires just one crafted HTTP request. The upstream fix commit e337a2b introduces a resolve_image_path() hardening helper that canonicalizes candidate paths and returns explicit 'traversal'/'outside' error states, then rewires callers to it: admin/admin.inc.php now rejects directory deletions outside storage, app/del.php returns HTTP 403 for traversal or outside paths, app/compressing.php restricts compression to directories inside the storage root, and app/compress/function.compress.php drops its '..' prefix construction and escapes echoed paths. The supplied diff excerpt does not include the specific hunks for app/down.php, app/thumb.php, and app/info.php, so the exact per-endpoint fix is inferred from the shared helper rather than directly observed.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 6.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Unauthenticated, low-complexity, network-reachable with no user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); confidentiality only Low because disclosure is restricted to allowed-extension files, with no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

EasyImages2.0 through 2.8.6 contains an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in app/down.php, app/thumb.php and app/info.php that allows reading files outside the upload directory. Attackers can supply ../ sequences in the dw, history or img parameters to read files with allowed upload extensions from the server.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche self-hosted open-source PHP image host, limited enterprise footprint
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.

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