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GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2medium6.9

Potential XSS vulnerability in jQuery

Impact

Passing HTML 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.

Source excerpt · OSV

Affected packages

Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.

jquery npm
Affected rangeRecorded fix
From 1.12.0 before 3.5.0Semantic versions3.5.0

Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2

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jquery NuGet
Affected rangeRecorded fix
From 1.12.0 before 3.5.0Ecosystem versions3.5.0

Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2

View original version evidence (28 explicit versions)
jquery-rails RubyGems
Affected rangeRecorded fix
Earlier releases before 4.4.0Ecosystem versions4.4.0

Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2

View original version evidence (74 explicit versions)
maximebf/debugbar Packagist
Affected rangeRecorded fix
Earlier releases before 1.19.0Ecosystem versions1.19.0

Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2

View original version evidence (60 explicit versions)
components/jquery Packagist
Affected rangeRecorded fix
From 1.12.0 before 3.5.0Ecosystem versions3.5.0

Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2

View original version evidence (21 explicit versions)

Original source description

Impact

Passing HTML 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.

Patches

This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0.

Workarounds

To workaround the issue without upgrading, adding the following to your code:

jQuery.htmlPrefilter = function( html ) {
	return html;
};

You need to use at least jQuery 1.12/2.2 or newer to be able to apply this workaround.

References

https://blog.jquery.com/2020/04/10/jquery-3-5-0-released/ https://jquery.com/upgrade-guide/3.5/

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, search for a relevant issue in the jQuery repo. If you don't find an answer, open a new issue.

References