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ID:7684 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in jQuery - CVE-2020-11023
ID:7684 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in jQuery - CVE-2020-11023
Published: April 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27519
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11023
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 when passing <option> elements to jQuery’s DOM manipulation methods. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript 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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