Vulnerability identifier: #VU7282
Vulnerability 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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
jQuery UI
Web applications /
JS libraries
Vendor: The jQuery Team
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 processing title attribute. 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.
Mitigation
Update to version 1.10.0.
Vulnerable software versions
jQuery UI: 1.9.2 - 1.10.0 rc1
External links
http://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/f2854408cce7e4b7fc6bf8676761904af9c96bde
http://bugs.jqueryui.com/ticket/8861
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.