XSS in Jquery
CVE-2011-4969
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jQuery before 1.6.3, when using location.hash to select elements, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted tag.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.192 (97.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.192 · newest: 0.192 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jquery — versions 1.6, 1.6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036620 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/80056 (vdb-entry)
- bugs.jquery.com/ticket/9521
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
- blog.jquery.com/2011/09/01/jquery-1-6-3-released/
- blog.mindedsecurity.com/2011/07/jquery-is-sink.html
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
- github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/db9e023e62c1ff5d8f21ed9868ab6878da2005e9 (Exploit, Patch)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1722-1 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-4969?
- CVE-2011-4969 is a vulnerability in Jquery, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2013-03-08.
- Is CVE-2011-4969 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.