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Not in CISA KEVMetasploit moduleCVE-2018-9206

Not confirmed exploited. 2 of 8 rule sources name it; Cloudflare blocks by default. Our CRS test: partly blocked.

Edge rules
2/8
Our test
Partly blocked
CVSS
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EPSS
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Posts, 14d
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Published
2018-10-11

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

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Public exploits

5 found
1 Metasploit3 Exploit-DB1 Scanner template0 GitHub PoCs

Links are to third-party code: never run it outside an isolated lab.

Timeline

  1. 2018-10-09
    Metasploit module published
    blueimp's jQuery (Arbitrary) File Upload
  2. 2018-10-11
    CVE published
    CVE List
  3. 2018-10-11
    Exploit published on Exploit-DB
    jQuery-File-Upload 9.22.0 - Arbitrary File Upload
  4. 2025-12-03
    F5 ships a rule
    Blueimp jQuery-File-Upload Unrestricted File Upload
  5. 2026-03-23
    Cloudflare rule names it
    Earliest entry we can see is an update
  6. 2026-11-02
    Our test: OWASP Core Rule Set blocked part of it
    paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings
  7. 2026-11-02
    Our test: OWASP Core Rule Set blocked part of it
    paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings

Social

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Vendor statements

Quoted
CloudflareWAF Managed Rules1 quoteBlocks by default

Named by 2026-03-23; the first entry is an update, so the rule may be older.

2026-03-23Updated…479da68fDefault: BlockSource
PHP, vBulletin, jQuery File Upload - Code Injection, Dangerous File Upload - CVE:CVE-2018-9206, CVE:CVE-2019-17132 (beta). Previous action: Log. New action: Block. This rule has been merged into the original rule "PHP, vBulletin, jQuery File Upload - Code Injection, Dangerous File Upload - CVE:CVE-2018-9206, CVE:CVE-2019-17132" (ID: ...824b817c )
AWSAWS WAF Managed RulesBefore feed history

The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.

Microsoft AzureFront Door and Application Gateway WAF (DRS)No public claim

We found no public statement from this vendor naming this CVE. That is not proof of no protection: generic rules may still catch it. The rule tables name CVEs but carry no dates, so Azure is left out of every time-to-rule figure.

Google CloudCloud Armor preconfigured WAF rulesBefore feed history

The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.

FastlyNext-Gen WAF virtual patchesBefore feed history

The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.

F5Attack signatures (Distributed Cloud WAF)1 quoteRule published

First rule 2025-12-03, 2610 days after the CVE was published.

2025-12-03New rule200020234Source
Added: signature 200020234 "Blueimp jQuery-File-Upload Unrestricted File Upload" (Malicious File Upload, risk High), systems: PHP. References: CVE-2018-9206.
AkamaiApp & API Protector (Adaptive Security Engine)No public source

This vendor publishes no machine-readable rule changelog we can check.

OWASP CRSCore Rule Set (open source, used inside many WAFs)Before feed history

The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.