In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.2 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.
CVE-2020-11022 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
JavaScript library for DOM operations
Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.js
Path to dependency file: /node_modules/javascript-natural-sort/unit-tests.html
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/javascript-natural-sort/unit-tests.html
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **jquery-1.11.1.js** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 797a6cdc19b4e999d2f8fcc15cea4b7c6b0fc2e6
Found in base branch: main
In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.2 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.
Publish Date: 2020-04-29
URL: CVE-2020-11022
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
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Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-11022
Release Date: 2020-04-29
Fix Resolution: jQuery - 3.5.0
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