SCA: security update for jquery-file-upload (GHSA-mxr5-p36v-479m)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 422643

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Arbitrary file upload in jQuery Upload File <= 4.0.2 (CVE-2018-9207)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mxr5-p36v-479m

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 422643

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-9207

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2018

Exploitable With

Elliot (jQuery Upload File 4.0.2 File Upload)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-9207

cwe: CWE-434