# CVE-2012-6662: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default content option in jquery.ui.tooltip.js in the Tooltip widget in jQuery UI before 1.1

- Also known as: GHSA-QQXP-XP9V-VVX6
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.10.0, 4.0.0
- Published: 2014-11-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- jquery-ui (npm): fixed in 1.10.0
- jquery-ui-rails (RubyGems): fixed in 4.0.0
- org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui (Maven): fixed in 1.10.0
- jQuery.UI.Combined (NuGet): fixed in 1.10.0

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default content option in jquery.ui.tooltip.js in the Tooltip widget in jQuery UI before 1.10.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title attribute, which is not properly handled in the autocomplete combo box demo.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, jquery-ui, jquery-ui-rails or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (1.10.0, 4.0.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/2432
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0442.html
- http://bugs.jqueryui.com/ticket/8861
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98697
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/616
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/f2854408cce7e4b7fc6bf8676761904af9c96bde
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1462.html
- http://bugs.jqueryui.com/ticket/8859
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71107
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/613
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/5fee6fd5000072ff32f2d65b6451f39af9e0e39e

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