# CVE-2016-10707: jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to removing a logic that lowercased attribute names.

- Also known as: GHSA-MHPP-875W-9CPV
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.0
- Published: 2018-01-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- jquery (npm): from 3.0.0-rc.1, fixed in 3.0.0
- jQuery (NuGet): from 3.0.0-rc.1, fixed in 3.0.0
- org.webjars.npm:jquery (Maven): from 3.0.0-rc1, fixed in 3.0.0
- jquery-rails (RubyGems): from 3.0.0-rc.1, fixed in 3.0.0

## Description

jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to removing a logic that lowercased attribute names. Any attribute getter using a mixed-cased name for boolean attributes goes into an infinite recursion, exceeding the stack call limit.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, jquery, jQuery or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/3133
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:jquery:20160529
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/pull/3134

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