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CVE-2016-7103 — Vulnerability in jQuery.UI.Combined — CVE Details

MEDIUM

jQuery-UI vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in dialog closeText

Published October 24, 2017Updated March 11, 2024Source: osv

Summary

Affected versions of `jquery-ui` are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability when arbitrary user input is supplied as the value of the `closeText` parameter in the `dialog` function. jQuery-UI is a library for manipulating UI elements via jQuery. Version 1.11.4 has a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the `closeText` parameter of the `dialog` function. If your application passes user input to this parameter, it may be vulnerable to XSS via this attack vector. ## Recommendation Upgrade to jQuery-UI 1.12.0 or later.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published October 24, 2017 (3275 days ago).
  • Last revised March 11, 2024 — 2329 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet
Update jQuery.UI.Combined to 1.12.0 or later
dotnet add package jQuery.UI.Combined --version 1.12.0
npm
Update jquery-ui to 1.12.0 or later
npm install jquery-ui@1.12.0
Bundler
Update jquery-ui-rails to 6.0.0 or later
gem install jquery-ui-rails -v 6.0.0
Maven
Update org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui to 1.12.0 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 1.12.0 for org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui -->

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).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
jQuery.UI.Combined
nuget
1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.10.3 (+27 more)1.12.0
jquery-ui
npm
All versions1.12.0
jquery-ui-rails
rubygems
0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.1.0, 0.2.0 (+31 more)6.0.0
org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui
maven
1.10.4, 1.10.5, 1.12.0-rc.21.12.0

Vulnerability Classification

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

  • CWE-79
    Cross-site Scripting (XSS)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 6.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-7103?
jQuery-UI vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in dialog closeText This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 6.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2016-7103?
CVE-2016-7103 affects jQuery.UI.Combined, jquery-ui and jquery-ui-rails (and 1 more). Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2016-7103 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
6.1

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-hpcf-8vf9-q4gj

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