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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-23562

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.

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CVE-2021-23562
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31 Oct 2026, 11:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-23562

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Dec 2021, 20:15 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2021-23562
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-23562",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2021-23562",
    "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-23562",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
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          "versions": [
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:32.688132691Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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        "https://github.com/moxiecode/plupload/commit/d12175d4b5fa799b994ee1bb17bfbeec55b386fb",
        "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-2306665",
        "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-2306663",
        "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBMOXIECODE-2306664",
        "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PLUPLOAD-1583909"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385542,
  "published_at": "2021-12-03T20:15:07.463+00:00"
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