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CVE-2021-41184

XSS in the `of` option of the `.position()` util

Published: Oct 26, 2021Updated: Nov 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
42.8%
Top 1.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

jQuery-UI is the official jQuery user interface library. Prior to version 1.13.0, accepting the value of the `of` option of the `.position()` util from untrusted sources may execute untrusted code. The issue is fixed in jQuery UI 1.13.0. Any string value passed to the `of` option is now treated as a CSS selector. A workaround is to not accept the value of the `of` option from untrusted sources.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

WebLogic ServerOracle Corp.
On-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Primavera UnifierOracle Corp.
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Oracle Hospitality Materials ControlOracle Corp.
On-prem
Databases / relational
Banking PlatformOracle Corp.
On-premDatabase
Databases / relational
oracle corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka oracle
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
and 55 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://blog.jqueryui.com/2021/10/jquery-ui-1-13-0-released/
blog.jqueryui.com
https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/effa323f1505f2ce7a324e4f429fa9032c72f280
github.com
https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-gpqq-952q-5327
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 26, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 4, 2025

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