CVE-2020-7656
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CVE-2020-7656 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "<script>" HTML tags that contain a whitespace character, i.e: "</script >", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed.. EPSS estimates a 6.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "<script>" HTML tags that contain a whitespace character, i.e: "</script >", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Jquery | Jquery | < 1.9.0 |
| Oracle | Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools | 8.58 |
| Netapp | Active Iq Unified Manager | All versions |
| Netapp | Cloud Backup | All versions |
| Netapp | Oncommand System Manager | >= 3.0.0, <= 3.1.3 |
| Netapp | Snap Creator Framework | All versions |
| Juniper | Junos | 21.2 |
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200528-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JQUERY-569619Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200528-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JQUERY-569619Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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