QID 730844

Date Published: 2023-07-27

QID 730844: jQuery Prior 3.5.0 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

jQuery is a JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, as well as event handling, CSS animation, and Ajax.

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in jQuery 2.2.0 through 3.x before 3.5.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the "options" element.

Affected Versions:
jQuery versions from 2.2.0 through 3.x before 3.5.0.

QID Detection Logic:
TBD

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the "options" element.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.4 severity.
  • Solution
    The vendor has released a fix to resolve the vulnerability. Refer to jQuery 3.5.0 Release Notes to obtain additional details.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    jQuery 3.5.0 Release Notes URL Logo blog.jquery.com/2020/04/10/jquery-3-5-0-released/