QID 730499

QID 730499: jQuery Prior to 1.9.0 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

jquery prior allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "<SCRIPT>" HTML tags that contain a whitespace character, i.e: "</SCRIPT>", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed. Affected Versions:
jQuery Versions prior to 1.9.0 are affected.

Exploitation could allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.1 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.

Solution

The vendor has released a fix to resolve the vulnerability. Refer to jQuery 1.9.0 Release Notes to obtain additional details.

Vendor References

CVEs related to QID 730499

CVE-2020-7656 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
jQuery 1.9.0		jQuery	jquery.com/download/

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