CVE-2021-23562 (GCVE-0-2021-23562)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-03 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:52
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
This affects the package plupload before 2.3.9. A file name containing JavaScript code could be uploaded and run. An attacker would need to trick a user to upload this kind of file.
Severity
4.2 (Medium)
CWE
- Arbitrary File Upload
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PLUPLOAD-1583909 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-2306663 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGIT… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-2306665 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/moxiecode/plupload/blob/master… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/moxiecode/plupload/commit/d121… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
Date Public
2021-12-03 00:00
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