CVE-2020-11023
MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10Actively ExploitedEPSS 83.83%
Last modified
CVE-2020-11023 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 83.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Jquery | Jquery | >= 1.0.3, < 3.5.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 31 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 33 |
| Drupal | Drupal | >= 7.0, < 7.70 |
| Drupal | Drupal | >= 8.7.0, < 8.7.14 |
| Drupal | Drupal | >= 8.8.0, < 8.8.6 |
| Oracle | Application Express | < 20.2 |
| Oracle | Application Testing Suite | 13.3.0.1 |
| Oracle | Banking Enterprise Collections | >= 2.7.0, <= 2.8.0 |
| Oracle | Banking Platform | >= 2.4.0, <= 2.10.0 |
| Oracle | Blockchain Platform | < 21.1.2 |
| Oracle | Blockchain Platform | 21.1.2 |
| Oracle | Business Intelligence | 5.9.0.0.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Analytics | 12.1.1 |
| Oracle | Communications Eagle Application Processor | >= 16.1.0, <= 16.4.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Element Manager | 8.1.1 |
| Oracle | Communications Element Manager | 8.2.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Element Manager | 8.2.1 |
| Oracle | Communications Interactive Session Recorder | >= 6.1, <= 6.4 |
| Oracle | Communications Operations Monitor | >= 4.1, <= 4.3 |
| Oracle | Communications Operations Monitor | 3.4 |
| Oracle | Communications Services Gatekeeper | 7.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Session Report Manager | 8.1.1 |
| Oracle | Communications Session Report Manager | 8.2.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Session Report Manager | 8.2.1 |
| Oracle | Communications Session Route Manager | 8.1.1 |
| Oracle | Communications Session Route Manager | 8.2.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Session Route Manager | 8.2.1 |
| Oracle | Financial Services Regulatory Reporting For De Nederlandsche Bank | 8.0.4 |
| Oracle | Financial Services Revenue Management And Billing Analytics | 2.7 |
| Oracle | Financial Services Revenue Management And Billing Analytics | 2.8 |
| Oracle | Health Sciences Inform | 6.3.0 |
| Oracle | Healthcare Translational Research | 3.2.1 |
| Oracle | Healthcare Translational Research | 3.3.1 |
| Oracle | Healthcare Translational Research | 3.3.2 |
| Oracle | Healthcare Translational Research | 3.4.0 |
| Oracle | Hyperion Financial Reporting | 11.1.2.4 |
| Oracle | Jd Edwards Enterpriseone Orchestrator | < 9.2.5.0 |
| Oracle | Jd Edwards Enterpriseone Tools | < 9.2.5.0 |
| Oracle | Oss Support Tools | < 2.12.41 |
| Oracle | Peoplesoft Enterprise Human Capital Management Resources | 9.2 |
| Oracle | Primavera Gateway | >= 16.2, <= 16.2.11 |
| Oracle | Primavera Gateway | >= 17.12.0, <= 17.12.7 |
| Oracle | Primavera Gateway | >= 18.8.0, <= 18.8.9 |
| Oracle | Primavera Gateway | >= 19.12.0, <= 19.12.4 |
| Oracle | Rest Data Services | 11.2.0.4 |
| Oracle | Rest Data Services | 12.1.0.2 |
| Oracle | Rest Data Services | 12.2.0.1 |
Showing 50 of 79 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.
References
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00039.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162160/jQuery-1.0.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.jquery.com/2020/04/10/jquery-3-5-0-releasedRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/security/advisories/GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6Third Party Advisory
- https://jquery.com/upgrade-guide/3.5/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00040.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AVKYXLWCLZBV2N7M46KYK4LVA5OXWPBY/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QPN2L2XVQGUA2V5HNQJWHK3APSK3VN7K/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SAPQVX3XDNPGFT26QAQ6AJIXZZBZ4CD4/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SFP4UK4EGP4AFH2MWYJ5A5Z4I7XVFQ6B/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-03Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200511-0006/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4693Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-002Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-02Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-10Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00039.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162160/jQuery-1.0.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.jquery.com/2020/04/10/jquery-3-5-0-releasedRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/security/advisories/GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6Third Party Advisory
- https://jquery.com/upgrade-guide/3.5/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00040.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AVKYXLWCLZBV2N7M46KYK4LVA5OXWPBY/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QPN2L2XVQGUA2V5HNQJWHK3APSK3VN7K/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SAPQVX3XDNPGFT26QAQ6AJIXZZBZ4CD4/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SFP4UK4EGP4AFH2MWYJ5A5Z4I7XVFQ6B/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-03Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200511-0006/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4693Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-002Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-02Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-11023US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2020-11023?
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.
How severe is CVE-2020-11023?
CVE-2020-11023 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 83.83% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
How do I fix CVE-2020-11023?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.
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