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

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.