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jQuery < 1.9.0 Cross-Site Scripting

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114501

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Synopsis

jQuery < 1.9.0 Cross-Site Scripting

Description

According to its self-reported version number, jQuery is prior to 1.9.0. Therefore, it may be affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the load method fails to recognize and remove "<script>" HTML tags that contain a whitespace character.

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 1.9.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/jquery/jquery/blob/9e6393b0bcb52b15313f88141d0bd7dd54227426/src/ajax.js#L203

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 114501

Type: remote

Published: 11/14/2024

Updated: 11/14/2024

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

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-2020-7656

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-7656

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-7656