CVE-2020-11023 vulnerability in Drupal and Other Products
Published on April 29, 2020
Potential XSS vulnerability in jQuery
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This JQuery Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. JQuery contains a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. When passing maliciously formed, untrusted input enclosed in HTML tags, JQuery's DOM manipulators can execute untrusted code in the context of the user's browser.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by February 13, 2025: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-11023 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a XSS Vulnerability?
The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
CVE-2020-11023 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-11023
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Affected Versions
jQuery Version >= 1.0.3, < 3.5.0 is affected by CVE-2020-11023Vulnerable Packages
The following package name and versions may be associated with CVE-2020-11023
| Package Manager | Vulnerable Package | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | jquery | >= 1.0.3, < 3.5.0 | 3.5.0 |
| composer | privatebin/privatebin | >= 0.21, < 1.4.0 | 1.4.0 |
Exploit Probability
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