jQuery UI up to 1.11.x dialog closeText cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in jQuery UI up to 1.11.x. The affected element is the function dialog. This manipulation of the argument closeText causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-7103. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in jQuery UI up to 1.11.x (JavaScript Library). Affected by this vulnerability is the function dialog. The manipulation of the argument closeText with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jQuery UI before 1.12.0 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the closeText parameter of the dialog function.

The bug was discovered 12/08/2016. The weakness was disclosed 03/15/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7103 since 08/27/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96832 (Tenable SecurityCenter < 5.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2016-19)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context c.

Upgrading to version 1.12.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96832) and SecurityFocus (BID 104823†). The entries VDB-121590, VDB-121591, VDB-121585 and VDB-121584 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Nessus ID: 96832
Nessus Name: Tenable SecurityCenter < 5.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2016-19)
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OpenVAS ID: 64697
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for python-XStatic-jquery-ui FEDORA-2017-e2d17af41e
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: jQuery UI 1.12.0

Timelineinfo

08/27/2016 🔍
11/28/2016 +93 days 🔍
12/08/2016 +10 days 🔍
01/27/2017 +50 days 🔍
03/15/2017 +47 days 🔍
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03/16/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/17/2018 +488 days 🔍
12/09/2021 +1241 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rhn.redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7103 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7103
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98137
SecurityFocus: 104823 - Oracle Primavera Unifier Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-7103 - jQuery UI - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2017 13:31
Updated: 12/09/2021 22:13
Changes: 03/16/2017 13:31 (68), 09/08/2020 14:36 (10), 12/09/2021 22:13 (1)
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Committer: rame
Cache ID: 216:8C0:103

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