CVE-2020-7656
Published: 19 May 2020
jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "<script>" HTML tags that contain a whitespace character, i.e: "</script >", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | This is likely an intrusive, backwards-incompatible change that may break existing software. We will not be fixing this issue in stable Ubuntu releases. |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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jquery Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(3.2.1-1)
|
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(3.3.1~dfsg-3)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(1.9.0)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/a938d7b1282fc0e5c52502c225ae8f0cef219f0a |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 6.1 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity impact | Low |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |