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CVE-2012-6708

Published: Jan 18, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDU csafCWE-79
NVD MITRE
6.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
8.8%
Top 5.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
5 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

jqueryjquery
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
OpenSUSE LeapNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
jQueryThe jQuery Foundation
Library
OSS Libraries / web-framework
RetireJSСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
RubyRuby Team
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / rubygems
jqueryoss-projectOSS Librariesaka jquery-ui, jquery
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
the jquery foundationoss-projectOSS Librariesaka jquery
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ruby teamoss-projectOSS Librariesaka ruby team, ruby-lang
and 6 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

5 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00041.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153237/RetireJS-CORS-Issue-Script-Execution.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161972/Linksys-EA7500-2.0.8.194281-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
packetstormsecurity.com
and 68 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 18, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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