GHSA-p739-9479-5wr2 — jqueryfiletree
HIGHGHSA-p739-9479-5wr2 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in jqueryfiletree. 5 public exploit references exist, so weaponization risk is real. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
jqueryFileTree vulnerable to Directory Traversal
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-p739-9479-5wr2 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE sits: patch-first territory.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,166 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the 50–90% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
jqueryfiletreenpmDescription
jqueryFileTree 2.1.5 and older is vulnerable to Directory Traversal
POC:
curl 'http://localhost:8000/js/jqueryfiletree-2.1.5/dist/connectors/jqueryFileTree.php' -H 'Referer: xxx' -d "dir=/"
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | jqueryfiletree | all versions | No fix |
Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
WordPress Plugin Delightful Downloads Jquery File Tree 1.6.6 - Path Traversal
by Nicholas Ferreira · Mar 22, 2021
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for jqueryfiletree, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of jqueryfiletree has shipped for GHSA-p739-9479-5wr2 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-p739-9479-5wr2 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-p739-9479-5wr2. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
How to detect GHSA-p739-9479-5wr2
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id ghsa-p739-9479-5wr2 -u https://target- Template
- WordPress Delightful Downloads Jquery File Tree 2.1.5 - Local File Inclusion
- Severity
- high
- Impact
- Allows an attacker to include arbitrary local files, potentially leading to unauthorized access or code execution.
- Remediation
- Update to the latest version of Delightful Downloads plugin or apply the patch provided by the vendor.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (dwisiswant0), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-p739-9479-5wr2 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-p739-9479-5wr2 across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.