Description
CVE-2012-6708 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - jquery-1.8.2-2.6.4.min.js
jQuery validation engine is a Javascript plugin aimed at the validation of form fields in the browser (IE 6-8, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera 10). The plugin provides visually appealing prompts that grab user attention on the subject matter.
Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jQuery-Validation-Engine/2.6.4/jquery-1.8.2.min.js
Path to vulnerable library: /moodeaudio/js/jquery-1.8.2.min.js
Dependency Hierarchy:
- ❌ jquery-1.8.2-2.6.4.min.js (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 4509a6986aad5e4131dfb7d5570738b8800c9130
Vulnerability Details
jQuery before 1.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The jQuery(strInput) function does not differentiate selectors from HTML in a reliable fashion. In vulnerable versions, jQuery determined whether the input was HTML by looking for the '<' character anywhere in the string, giving attackers more flexibility when attempting to construct a malicious payload. In fixed versions, jQuery only deems the input to be HTML if it explicitly starts with the '<' character, limiting exploitability only to attackers who can control the beginning of a string, which is far less common.
Publish Date: 2018-01-18
URL: CVE-2012-6708
CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)
Base Score Metrics:
- Exploitability Metrics:
- Attack Vector: Network
- Attack Complexity: Low
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: Required
- Scope: Changed
- Impact Metrics:
- Confidentiality Impact: Low
- Integrity Impact: Low
- Availability Impact: None
Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6708
Release Date: 2018-01-18
Fix Resolution: 1.9.0
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