# CVE-2012-6708: jQuery before 1.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks.

- Also known as: GHSA-2PQJ-H3VJ-PQGW
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 1.9.0, 2.2.0
- Published: 2018-01-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- jquery (npm): fixed in 1.9.0
- org.webjars.npm:jquery (Maven): fixed in 1.9.0
- jQuery (NuGet): fixed in 1.9.0
- jquery-rails (RubyGems): fixed in 2.2.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, jquery, org.webjars.npm:jquery or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (1.9.0, 2.2.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:jquery:20120206
- https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/11290
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/05531fc4080ae24070930d15ae0cea7ae056457d
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102792
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153237/RetireJS-CORS-Issue-Script-Execution.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00041.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161972/Linksys-EA7500-2.0.8.194281-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49708

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