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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-11154

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in PixlrEditorHandler.php in Synology Photo Station before 6.7.3-3432 and 6.3-2967 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary PHP scripts via the type parameter.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.2EPSS 8.63%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in PixlrEditorHandler.php in Synology Photo Station before 6.7.3-3432 and 6.3-2967 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary PHP scripts via the type parameter.

CVSS 3.0
7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
8.63% probability · 95th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 August 2017
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-434
Affected
synology/photo station
Source
security@synology.com
EPSS trend
0%5%10%21 September 2026: 7.32%22 September 2026: 8.63%27 October 2026: 8.63%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 7.3% on 21 September 2026 to 8.6% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-42434source ↗Synology Photo Station 6.7.3-3432 / 6.3-2967 - Remote Code Executionhardware · Kacper Szurekwebapps8 August 2017yes

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