Cross-Site Scripting in jquery
Affected versions of jquery are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This occurs because the main jquery function uses a regular expression to differentiate between HTML and selectors, but does not properly anchor the regular expression. The result is that jquery may interpret HTML as selectors when given certain inputs, allowing for client side code execution.
Proof of Concept
$("#log").html(
$("element[attribute='<img src=\"x\" onerror=\"alert(1)\" />']").html()
);Recommendation
Update to version 1.9.0 or later.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.webjars.npm:jquery | < 1.9.0 | 1.9.0 |
| npm package | jquery | < 1.9.0 | 1.9.0 |
| .NET (NuGet) | jQuery | < 1.9.0 | 1.9.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16011
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6708
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/05531fc4080ae24070930d15ae0cea7ae056457d
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227132049/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102792
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:jquery:20120206
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-JQUERY-450223
- https://research.insecurelabs.org/jquery/test
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/jquery-rails/CVE-2012-6708.yml
- https://github.com/rails/jquery-rails/blob/v2.2.0/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery.js#L67
- https://github.com/rails/jquery-rails/blob/v2.1.4/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery.js#L59
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery
- https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/9521
- https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/6429
- https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/12531
- https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/11290
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00041.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153237/RetireJS-CORS-Issue-Script-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161972/Linksys-EA7500-2.0.8.194281-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-64, CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven), npm, .NET (NuGet)
- Package
org.webjars.npm:jquery, jquery, jQuery- Disclosed
- 01.09.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:23
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-2pqj-h3vj-pqgw - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.webjars.npm:jquery
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 8
- First → latest
- 01.2018 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 1
Severity breakdown
- High 1
- Medium 7
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 4
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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