CVE-2020-11023

Known Exploited Public Exploit
Potential XSS vulnerability in jQuery

Description

In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.0.3 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML containing <option> elements from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.80% Top 10%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory jquery.com Vendor Advisory jquery.com
Affected: jquery jQuery
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https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-002 third party advisory
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11023?
CVE-2020-11023 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-11023?
To fix CVE-2020-11023, 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-2020-11023 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2020-11023 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-11023?
CVE-2020-11023 affects jquery jQuery.
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