Cross-site scripting in jQuery

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU14150

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9251

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when a cross-domain Ajax request is performed without the dataType option. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary text/javascript responses in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

jQuery: 1.0.0 - 2.2.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:jquery:jquery:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:jquery:jquery:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:jquery:jquery:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/f60729f3903d17917dc351f3ac87794de379b0cc
http://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/2432
http://github.com/jquery/jquery/pull/2588
http://github.com/jquery/jquery/pull/2588/commits/c254d308a7d3f1eac4d0b42837804cfffcba4bb2

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.