CVE-2016-10744 (Medium) detected in select2-4.0.3.js

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CVE-2016-10744 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - select2-4.0.3.js

Select2 is a jQuery based replacement for select boxes. It supports searching, remote data sets, and infinite scrolling of results.

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/select2/4.0.3/js/select2.js

Path to vulnerable library: /wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/client/legacy/js/select2/select2.js,/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/assets/js/select2/select2.js

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **select2-4.0.3.js** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ab76dd905220f63a5e50d7a6c36543f1d876d52a

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In Select2 through 4.0.5, as used in Snipe-IT and other products, rich selectlists allow XSS. This affects use cases with Ajax remote data loading when HTML templates are used to display listbox data.

Publish Date: 2019-03-27

URL: CVE-2016-10744

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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10744

Release Date: 2019-03-27

Fix Resolution: select2 - 4.0.8

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