XSS in Jquery
CVE-2020-11022
In jQuery starting with 1.12.0 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. This problem is…
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.025 (85.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Jquery — versions >= 1.12.0, < 3.5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/security/advisories/GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/maximebf/php-debugbar/issues/447 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/1d61fd9407e6fbe82fe55cb0b938307aa0791f77 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/maximebf/php-debugbar/commit/847216e60544258c881f2733d699bbcfeefac0fc (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOE7P7APPRQKD4FGNHBKJPDY6FFCOH3W (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00039.html (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162159/jQuery-1.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-03 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11022?
- CVE-2020-11022 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jquery, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2020-04-29.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11022?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-11022 known to be exploited?
- 72 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.