diff --git a/server/pom.xml b/server/pom.xml
index 003d05f229..791e7682e3 100644
--- a/server/pom.xml
+++ b/server/pom.xml
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@
         <version>1.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
+        <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
+        <version>1.3.3</version>
+      </dependency>
+
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
diff --git a/server/services/pom.xml b/server/services/pom.xml
index c5a8a05b79..77a4691e24 100644
--- a/server/services/pom.xml
+++ b/server/services/pom.xml
@@ -1210,7 +1210,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/server/zanata-war/pom.xml b/server/zanata-war/pom.xml
index 880f7f3de5..c1e6bc7b1a 100644
--- a/server/zanata-war/pom.xml
+++ b/server/zanata-war/pom.xml
@@ -1572,7 +1572,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>