Vulnerability in Jquery
CVE-2016-10707
jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to removing a logic that lowercased attribute names. Any attribute getter using a mixed-cased name for boolean attributes goes into an infinite recursion, exceeding the stack call limit.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jquery — versions 3.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/3133 (Exploit, Patch)
- snyk.io/vuln/npm:jquery:20160529 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/jquery/jquery/pull/3134 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10707?
- CVE-2016-10707 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jquery, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10707?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-10707 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.