CVE-2018-9206

Exp

Unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Blueimp jQuery-File-Upload <= v9.22.0

Published: 2018-10-11 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-9206 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 93.78%, 100th percentile). 7 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-9206

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
46182 exploit_db edb 2019-01-16 Exploit-DB ↗
45790 exploit_db edb 2018-11-06 Exploit-DB ↗
45584 exploit_db edb 2018-10-11 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-9206

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-25 93.65% 93.78% +0.13%
2 2026-04-27 93.68% 93.65% -0.03%
3 2026-03-04 — 93.68% —

Full EPSS history (52 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-9206

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-9206

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-9206

GHSA-4cj8-g9cp-v5wr · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: npm — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in blueimp-file-upload

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-9206

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-9206 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libjs-jquery-file-upload), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-9206
ubuntu high CVE-2018-9206 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libjs-jquery-file-upload), 6 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 3, DNE 2, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-9206

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-9206

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jquery_file_upload_project jquery_file_upload <= 9.22.0 cpe:2.3:a:jquery_file_upload_project:jquery_file_upload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-9206

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105679 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106629 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=204 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9136 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45790/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46182/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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