#VU58272 Cross-site scripting in jQuery UI - CVE-2021-41182
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58272
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
jQuery UI
Web applications /
JS libraries
Vendor: The jQuery Team
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of values passed as the `altField` option of the Datepicker widget. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript 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.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
jQuery UI: 1.5.1 - 1.12.1
External links
https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-9gj3-hwp5-pmwc
https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/pull/1954/commits/6809ce843e5ac4128108ea4c15cbc100653c2b63
https://blog.jqueryui.com/2021/10/jquery-ui-1-13-0-released/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211118-0004/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O74SXYY7RGXREQDQUDQD4BPJ4QQTD2XQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SNXA7XRKGINWSUIPIZ6ZBCTV6N3KSHES/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXIUUBRVLA4E7G7MMIKCEN75YN7UFERW/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
