Description
In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.2 and before 3.5.0, 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. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0.
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Related Vulnerabilities
IBM WebSEAL Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2019-4150)
Oracle Database Server Improper Authentication Vulnerability (CVE-2012-3137)
Play Framework Inadequate Encryption Strength Vulnerability (CVE-2019-17598)
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