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JQuery < 3.5.0 XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 182682

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by cross site scripting vulnerability.

Description

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in jQuery before 3.5.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the <options> element.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to JQuery version 3.5.0 or later.

See Also

https://blog.jquery.com/2020/04/10/jquery-3-5-0-released/

https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JQUERY-565129

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 182682

File Name: jquery_3_5_0.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Published: 10/6/2023

Updated: 10/9/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-23064

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: installed_sw/jquery

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-23064

IAVB: 2023-B-0076