diff --git a/lib/imageRouter/index.js b/lib/imageRouter/index.js
index 5af005bc..5a4eb8d8 100644
--- a/lib/imageRouter/index.js
+++ b/lib/imageRouter/index.js
@@ -4,12 +4,22 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const Router = require('express').Router
 const formidable = require('formidable')
 
+const readChunk = require('read-chunk')
+const imageType = require('image-type')
+
 const config = require('../config')
 const logger = require('../logger')
 const response = require('../response')
 
 const imageRouter = module.exports = Router()
 
+function checkImageValid (filepath) {
+  const supported = ['png', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'bmp', 'tif', 'tiff', 'gif']
+  const buffer = readChunk.sync(filepath, 0, 12)
+  const type = imageType(buffer)
+  return type && supported.some(e => e === type.ext)
+}
+
 // upload image
 imageRouter.post('/uploadimage', function (req, res) {
   var form = new formidable.IncomingForm()
@@ -24,6 +34,10 @@ imageRouter.post('/uploadimage', function (req, res) {
         logger.info('SERVER received uploadimage: ' + JSON.stringify(files.image))
       }
 
+      if (!checkImageValid(files.image.path)) {
+        return response.errorForbidden(req, res)
+      }
+
       const uploadProvider = require('./' + config.imageUploadType)
       uploadProvider.uploadImage(files.image.path, function (err, url) {
         // remove temporary upload file, and ignore any error
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c9b2e409..43856670 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5404,7 +5404,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-+eqpz5j8WONSzxmc4avCN4XX/6q5+J6JfWz2AaluZIOVNgXPxUjXBhKS73+nRhM3nE1pGeRMqkyZevTQWgYTTw==",
       "dev": true
     },
-     "dictionary-en-gb": {
+    "dictionary-en-gb": {
       "version": "2.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dictionary-en-gb/-/dictionary-en-gb-2.2.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-36Pz/2BGmJfXtAo5+IGOi+U6gwtxFsFXFJMOX0FC1z2YeLd1IXkxsfAhieC06OrdGie3SqCZmUOYeYgct5Hzzw==",
@@ -7149,6 +7149,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Wz3c3XQ5xroCxd1G8b7yL0Ehkf0TC9oYC6buPFkNnU9EnaPlifeAFCyCh+iewXTyFRcg0a6j3J7FmJsIhlhBdw==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "file-type": {
+      "version": "10.11.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/file-type/-/file-type-10.11.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uzk64HRpUZyTGZtVuvrjP0FYxzQrBf4rojot6J65YMEbwBLB0CWm0CLojVpwpmFmxcE/lkvYICgfcGozbBq6rw=="
+    },
     "file-uri-to-path": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/file-uri-to-path/-/file-uri-to-path-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -8837,6 +8842,14 @@
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true
     },
+    "image-type": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/image-type/-/image-type-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CFJMJ8QK8lJvRlTCEgarL4ro6hfDQKif2HjSvYCdQZESaIPV4v9imrf7BQHK+sQeTeNeMpWciR9hyC/g8ybXEg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "file-type": "^10.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "import-fresh": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/import-fresh/-/import-fresh-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -11960,8 +11973,7 @@
     "p-finally": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-finally/-/p-finally-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-P7z7FbiZpEEjs0ttzBi3JDNqLK4=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-P7z7FbiZpEEjs0ttzBi3JDNqLK4="
     },
     "p-is-promise": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
@@ -13979,6 +13991,22 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-rPCkf/mWBtKc97aLL9/txD8DZdemK0vkA3JMLShjlJB3Pj3s+lpf1KaBzMfQrAmhMQB0n1cU/SUGgKKBCe837Q==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "read-chunk": {
+      "version": "3.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-chunk/-/read-chunk-3.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CEjy9LCzhmD7nUpJ1oVOE6s/hBkejlcJEgLQHVnQznOSilOPb+kpKktlLfFDK3/WP43+F80xkUTM2VOkYoSYvQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "pify": "^4.0.1",
+        "with-open-file": "^0.1.6"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "pify": {
+          "version": "4.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pify/-/pify-4.0.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-uB80kBFb/tfd68bVleG9T5GGsGPjJrLAUpR5PZIrhBnIaRTQRjqdJSsIKkOP6OAIFbj7GOrcudc5pNjZ+geV2g=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "read-pkg": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-pkg/-/read-pkg-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -18046,6 +18074,28 @@
         "triple-beam": "^1.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "with-open-file": {
+      "version": "0.1.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/with-open-file/-/with-open-file-0.1.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ecJS2/oHtESJ1t3ZfMI3B7KIDKyfN0O16miWxdn30zdh66Yd3LsRFebXZXq6GU4xfxLf6nVxp9kIqElb5fqczA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "p-finally": "^1.0.0",
+        "p-try": "^2.1.0",
+        "pify": "^4.0.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "p-try": {
+          "version": "2.2.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-try/-/p-try-2.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-R4nPAVTAU0B9D35/Gk3uJf/7XYbQcyohSKdvAxIRSNghFl4e71hVoGnBNQz9cWaXxO2I10KTC+3jMdvvoKw6dQ=="
+        },
+        "pify": {
+          "version": "4.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pify/-/pify-4.0.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-uB80kBFb/tfd68bVleG9T5GGsGPjJrLAUpR5PZIrhBnIaRTQRjqdJSsIKkOP6OAIFbj7GOrcudc5pNjZ+geV2g=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "wkx": {
       "version": "0.4.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wkx/-/wkx-0.4.8.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 74134c14..22d18181 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "helmet": "~3.20.0",
     "https-proxy-agent": "^3.0.1",
     "i18n": "~0.8.3",
+    "image-type": "^4.1.0",
     "isomorphic-fetch": "~2.2.1",
     "jsdom-nogyp": "~0.8.3",
     "lodash": "~4.17.15",
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
     "prom-client": "^12.0.0",
     "prometheus-api-metrics": "^2.2.5",
     "randomcolor": "~0.5.4",
+    "read-chunk": "^3.2.0",
     "readline-sync": "~1.4.7",
     "request": "~2.88.0",
     "scrypt-kdf": "^2.0.1",