Script execution via unescaped upload filename
Published Feb 25, 2022 · Updated Jul 9, 2026
Cross-site scripting in Hayageek jQuery-Upload-File 4.0.11 allows remote attackers to execute script via a crafted file name. The upload queue passes files[i].name into fileNameStr and writes it with jQuery .html() into the filename element without escaping. A user must select or drop the attacker-crafted file; the script then runs in the web application's browser context and can read or alter accessible data.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in Hayageek jQuery-Upload-File 4.0.11 allows remote attackers to execute script via a crafted file name. The upload queue passes files[i].name into fileNameStr and writes it with jQuery .html() into the filename element without escaping. A user must select or drop the attacker-crafted file; the script then runs in the web application's browser context and can read or alter accessible data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-37504
- Published
- Feb 25, 2022
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
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- Unknown vendor
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- Unknown product
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- CWE-79, T1204.002
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- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
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- Feb 25, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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