CVE-2012-6708 (Medium) detected in jquery-1.8.3.js

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CVE-2012-6708 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jquery-1.8.3.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.js

Path to vulnerable library: /lib/jquery-1.8.3.js

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **jquery-1.8.3.js** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2bb872a60a3f855f14d2398d38d6c282a66136d4

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

jQuery before 1.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The jQuery(strInput) function does not differentiate selectors from HTML in a reliable fashion. In vulnerable versions, jQuery determined whether the input was HTML by looking for the '<' character anywhere in the string, giving attackers more flexibility when attempting to construct a malicious payload. In fixed versions, jQuery only deems the input to be HTML if it explicitly starts with the '<' character, limiting exploitability only to attackers who can control the beginning of a string, which is far less common.

Publish Date: 2018-01-18

URL: CVE-2012-6708

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-2012-6708

Release Date: 2018-01-18

Fix Resolution: jQuery - v1.9.0