CVE-2015-9251 (Medium) detected in jquery-2.1.1.min.js

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CVE-2015-9251 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jquery-2.1.1.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js

Path to vulnerable library: /osx/Rekall/Rekall/jquery.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **jquery-2.1.1.min.js** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: rvmi

Vulnerability Details

jQuery before 3.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks when a cross-domain Ajax request is performed without the dataType option, causing text/javascript responses to be executed.

Publish Date: 2018-01-18

URL: CVE-2015-9251

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Changed - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9251

Release Date: 2018-01-18

Fix Resolution: jQuery - 3.0.0

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Micro-Learning Topic: Cross-site scripting (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "Cross-site Scripting"

What is this? (2min video)

Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities occur when unescaped input is rendered into a page displayed to the user. When HTML or script is included in the input, it will be processed by a user's browser as HTML or script and can alter the appearance of the page or execute malicious scripts in their user context.

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Helpful references

• Prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in ASP.NET Core - A detailed Microsoft article on how to prevent cross-site scripting in ASP.NET Core.
• OWASP Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Software Attack - OWASP community page with comprehensive information about cross site scripting, and links to various OWASP resources to help detect or prevent it.
• OWASP Cross Site Scripting Prevention Cheat Sheet - This article provides a simple positive model for preventing XSS using output encoding properly.

Micro-Learning Topic: Vulnerable library (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "Vulnerable Library"

What is this? (2min video)

Use of vulnerable components will introduce weaknesses into the application. Components with published vulnerabilities will allow easy exploitation as resources will often be available to automate the process.

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