Are there any security considerations to keep in mind when implementing a feature to display images from zip files in PHP?

When displaying images from zip files in PHP, a major security consideration is to validate the file types before extracting and displaying them. This helps prevent potential security vulnerabilities such as executing malicious scripts disguised as images. One way to address this is by checking the file extension or MIME type of the extracted files before displaying them. 

$zip = new ZipArchive;
if ($zip->open('images.zip') === TRUE) {
    for ($i = 0; $i < $zip->numFiles; $i++) {
        $filename = $zip->getNameIndex($i);
        $fileInfo = pathinfo($filename);
        
        // Check if the file is an image
        $allowedExtensions = ['jpg', 'jpeg', 'png', 'gif'];
        if (in_array(strtolower($fileInfo['extension']), $allowedExtensions)) {
            // Display the image
            echo '<img src="data:image/jpeg;base64,' . base64_encode($zip->getFromName($filename)) . '">';
        }
    }
    $zip->close();
}

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