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CVE-2018-9206

94
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-9206 is a critical unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting Blueimp jQuery-File-Upload versions up to 9.22.0. This flaw allows attackers to upload malicious files without authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability is easily exploited over the network with low attack complexity. Multiple public exploit modules, including Metasploit and Nuclei templates, are readily available, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, highlighting its widespread impact and ease of exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.22.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jquery_file_upload_project:jquery_file_upload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
97.11%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: blueimp's jQuery (Arbitrary) File Upload · Oct 9, 2018
Nuclei: CVE-2018-9206 · Dec 27, 2025
ExploitDB: EDB-46182 · Jan 16, 2019
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9711 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: blueimp-file-uploadFixed in: 9.22.1
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-4cj8-g9cp-v5wrcritical

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in blueimp-file-upload

Oct 22, 2018

References

wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/9136
ExploitThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/45790
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/46182
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105679
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/106629
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vapidlabs.com / advisory.php
ExploitThird Party Advisory