CVE-2011-4969

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jQuery before 1.6.3, when using location.hash to select elements, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted tag.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.77% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036620 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/80056 vdb entry
http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/9521
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
http://blog.jquery.com/2011/09/01/jquery-1-6-3-released/
http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2011/07/jquery-is-sink.html
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/db9e023e62c1ff5d8f21ed9868ab6878da2005e9 patch exploit
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05232730
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1722-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/31/3 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58458 vdb entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190416-0007/
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4969?
CVE-2011-4969 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4969?
To fix CVE-2011-4969, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-4969 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-4969 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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