SB2012112701 - Cross-site scripting (XSS) in jQuery UI 

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SB2012112701 - Cross-site scripting (XSS) in jQuery UI

Published: November 27, 2012 Updated: November 20, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2012112701
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-5312)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in jquery.ui.dialog.js in the Dialog widget in jQuery UI before 1.10.0 when processing title option. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6662)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in the default content option in jquery.ui.tooltip.js in the Tooltip widget in jQuery UI before 1.10.0 when processing title attribute, which is not properly handled in the autocomplete combo box demo. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


3) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: N/A)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in jquery.ui.dialog.js when processing title option. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


4) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: N/A)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing title attribute. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References