CVE-2020-11023 (Medium) detected in jquery-3.2.1.min.js

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CVE-2020-11023 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jquery-3.2.1.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js

Path to dependency file: /droidbot-master/droidbot/resources/index.html

Path to vulnerable library: /droidbot-master/droidbot/resources/stylesheets/jquery.min.js,/droidbot-master/droidbot/resources/stylesheets/jquery.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• :x: jquery-3.2.1.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.0.3 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML containing 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.

Publish Date: 2020-04-29

URL: CVE-2020-11023

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/jquery/jquery/security/advisories/GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6,https://github.com/rails/jquery-rails/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#440

Release Date: 2020-04-29

Fix Resolution: jquery - 3.5.0;jquery-rails - 4.4.0

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