Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

USN-1722-1: jQuery vulnerability

Free InsightVM Trial No credit card necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

USN-1722-1: jQuery vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/08/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libjs-jquery

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;