TI-2021-06163 Aliases CVE-2021-23562 GHSA-rp2c-jrgp-cvr8

Arbitrary file upload in plupload

MEDIUM 40CWE-434Published 2021-12-03 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01026 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed plupload: 2.3.9plupload (npm): 2.3.9

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	plupload	before 2.3.9	2.3.9	Patch available	CNA
—	plupload (npm)	before 2.3.9	2.3.9	Patch available	GHSA-rp2c-jrgp-cvr8

plupload Vendor— Affected before 2.3.9 Fixed in 2.3.9 Patch available CNA
plupload (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.3.9 Fixed in 2.3.9 Patch available GHSA-rp2c-jrgp-cvr8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:tiny:plupload::::::node.js::*	before 2.3.9	Vulnerable	Tiny

cpe:2.3:a:tiny:plupload:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2.3.9 Vulnerable ·Tiny

Remediation

Fix · CNA plupload Fixed in 2.3.9
Fix · GHSA-rp2c-jrgp-cvr8 plupload (npm) Fixed in 2.3.9 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23562
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rp2c-jrgp-cvr8

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/moxiecode/plupload/commit/d12175d4b5fa799b994ee1bb17bfbeec55b386fb

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23562

Other 2

Sources

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