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jQuery < 1.6.3 Cross-Site Scripting

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 112431

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Synopsis

jQuery < 1.6.3 Cross-Site Scripting

Description

According to its self-reported version number, jQuery is prior to 1.6.3. Therefore, it may be affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to location.hash() function.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to jQuery version 1.6.3 or later.

See Also

http://blog.jquery.com/2011/09/01/jquery-1-6-3-released/

https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/9521

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 112431

Type: remote

Published: 11/5/2018

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-4969

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-4969

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:jquery:jquery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/8/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4969

BID: 58458