CVE-2016-10707 — Denial of Service in jQuery — CVE Details

HIGH

Denial of Service in jquery

Published January 22, 2018Updated September 2, 2025Source: osv

Summary

Affected versions of `jquery` use a lowercasing logic on attribute names. When given a boolean attribute with a name that contains uppercase characters, `jquery` enters into an infinite recursion loop, exceeding the call stack limit, and resulting in a denial of service condition. ## Recommendation Update to version 3.0.0 or later.

Advisory Timeline

First published January 22, 2018 (3185 days ago).
Last revised September 2, 2025 — 2780 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet

Update jQuery to 3.0.0 or later

dotnet add package jQuery --version 3.0.0

Bundler

Update jquery-rails to 3.0.0 or later

gem install jquery-rails -v 3.0.0

Maven

Update org.webjars.npm:jquery to 3.0.0 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 3.0.0 for org.webjars.npm:jquery -->

npm

Update jquery to 3.0.0 or later

npm install jquery@3.0.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (4)

Affects 4 ecosystems: maven (1), npm (1), nuget (1), rubygems (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
jQuery	nuget	3.0.0-rc.1	3.0.0
jquery-rails	rubygems	3.0.0-rc.1	3.0.0
org.webjars.npm:jquery	maven	3.0.0-rc1	3.0.0
jquery	npm	3.0.0-rc.1	3.0.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionMITRE
CWE-674
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CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-10707?: Denial of Service in jquery This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2016-10707?: CVE-2016-10707 affects jQuery, jquery-rails and org.webjars.npm:jquery (and 1 more). Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2016-10707 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-mhpp-875w-9cpv

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