CVE-2020-11023 (Medium) detected in jquery-1.11.2.min.js

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CVE-2020-11023 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jquery-1.11.2.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.2/jquery.min.js

Path to dependency file: /JS-FDSample/healthy-choices.html

Path to vulnerable library: /healthy-choices.html

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **jquery-1.11.2.min.js** (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.0.3 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML containing elements 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.

Publish Date: 2020-04-29

URL: CVE-2020-11023

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://github.com/jquery/jquery/security/advisories/GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6,https://github.com/rails/jquery-rails/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#440

Release Date: 2020-04-29

Fix Resolution: jquery - 3.5.0;jquery-rails - 4.4.0