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ID:5594 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in jQuery - CVE-2012-6708
ID:5594 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in jQuery - CVE-2012-6708
Published: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18263
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6708
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
jQuery
jQuery
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability 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 within the jQuery(strInput) function that does not differentiate selectors from HTML. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code 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.
Remediation
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