CVE-2012-6708 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2012-6708 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jquery-1.7.1.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

path: /docs.lighttable.com/_layouts/default.html

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery-1.7.1.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

jQuery before 1.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The jQuery(strInput) function does not differentiate selectors from HTML in a reliable fashion. In vulnerable versions, jQuery determined whether the input was HTML by looking for the '<' character anywhere in the string, giving attackers more flexibility when attempting to construct a malicious payload. In fixed versions, jQuery only deems the input to be HTML if it explicitly starts with the '<' character, limiting exploitability only to attackers who can control the beginning of a string, which is far less common.

Publish Date: 2018-01-18

URL: CVE-2012-6708

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: Change files

Origin: jquery/jquery@05531fc

Release Date: 2012-12-13

Fix Resolution: Replace or update the following files: selector.js, traversing.js, core.js, sizzle, core.js

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