XSS in Jquery

CVE-2012-6708

jQuery before 1.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The jQuery(strInput) function does not differentiate selectors from HTML in a reliable fashion. In vulnerable versions, jQuery determined whether the input was HTML b…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.086 (94.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6708?
CVE-2012-6708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jquery, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2012-6708?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2012-6708 known to be exploited?
14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.