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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2020-7656

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Jboss EAP Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value Vulnerability (CVE-2023-48795)

Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2020-7656 CWE-707 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities