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Security checkOctober 10, 2024

Cross-Site Scripting in jquery

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Medium severitynpmjquery

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Description

Versions of jquery prior to 1.9.0 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. The load method fails to recognize and remove <script> HTML tags that contain a whitespace character, i.e: </script >, which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim’s browser.

Recommendation

Update the jquery package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): >= 1.2.1, < 1.9.0
  • Patched version(s): 1.9.0

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