jQuery up to 3.4.x html cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in jQuery up to 3.4.x. This issue affects the function html. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-11022. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in jQuery up to 3.4.x (JavaScript Library). This affects the function html. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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 patched in jQuery 3.5.0.

The weakness was disclosed 04/29/2020 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-11022 since 03/30/2020. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209233 (Oracle WebCenter Portal (October 2024 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (49766) and Tenable (209233). The entries VDB-158141, VDB-158142, VDB-158144 and VDB-158146 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 209233
Nessus Name: Oracle WebCenter Portal (October 2024 CPU)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: jQuery 3.5.0
Patch: github.com

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03/30/2020 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 162159
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-11022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-11022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154587
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2020 09:23
Updated: 04/13/2026 18:50
Changes: 04/30/2020 09:23 (40), 04/30/2020 09:28 (12), 10/14/2020 13:06 (1), 10/14/2020 13:17 (1), 06/04/2024 12:51 (18), 06/04/2024 12:59 (19), 06/16/2024 23:28 (10), 10/17/2024 21:06 (2), 12/01/2024 21:04 (3), 05/06/2025 08:00 (3), 04/13/2026 18:50 (7)
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