CVE-2020-7656 (Medium) detected in jquery-1.7.2.min.js
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CVE-2020-7656 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - jquery-1.7.2.min.js
JavaScript library for DOM operations
Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js
Path to dependency file: /tmp/ws-scm/quran-api/temp/uthman-tn1-ver10-demo.html
Path to vulnerable library: /quran-api/temp/uthman-tn1-ver10-demo.html
Dependency Hierarchy:
- ❌ jquery-1.7.2.min.js (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: bde69553421e0e0d414fa469f545cc5909198def
Vulnerability Details
jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. 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.
Publish Date: 2020-05-19
URL: CVE-2020-7656
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
Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: rails/jquery-rails@8f601cb
Release Date: 2020-05-19
Fix Resolution: jquery-rails - 2.2.0
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