GHSA-579V-MP3V-RRW5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:09 – Updated: 2026-01-14 21:43
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Summary
jQuery vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Details

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.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "jquery"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.6.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "NuGet",
        "name": "jQuery"
      },
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          ],
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        }
      ]
    },
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        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "jquery-rails"
      },
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            },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.webjars.npm:jquery"
      },
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            {
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            },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2011-4969"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-09-12T14:46:34Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2013-03-08T22:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5",
  "modified": "2026-01-14T21:43:52Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:09:51Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4969"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/db9e023e62c1ff5d8f21ed9868ab6878da2005e9"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/jquery/jquery"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/jquery-rails/CVE-2011-4969.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190416-0007"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-JQUERY-450224"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://blog.jquery.com/2011/09/01/jquery-1-6-3-released"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2011/07/jquery-is-sink.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/9521"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/31/3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1722-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "jQuery vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)"
}



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