#VU7277 Cross-site scripting in jQuery UI - CVE-2016-7103

Vulnerability identifier: #VU7277

Vulnerability risk: Low

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:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7103

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
jQuery UI
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor: The jQuery Team

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in jQuery UI before 1.12.0. A remote authenticated 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.

Mitigation
Update to version 1.12.0

Vulnerable software versions

jQuery UI: 1.7.0 - 1.11.4

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External links
https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/9644e7bae9116edaf8d37c5b38cb32b892f10ff6
https://github.com/jquery/api.jqueryui.com/issues/281
https://jqueryui.com/changelog/1.12.0/
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/127

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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.