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.
CVE-2012-6708 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp-v1.18.7
A PHP implementation of a SAML 2.0 service provider and identity provider, also compatible with Shibboleth 1.3 and 2.0.
Library home page: https://api.github.com/repos/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/zipball/c62e32c807d50ada1fd6f4792e2054a0471100ad
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp-v1.18.7** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: a9a6ea56561fe388debc15645b563aba771437b4
Found in base branch: develop
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
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