CVE-2020-11022 (Medium) detected in jquery-3.4.1.js, jquery-3.4.1.min.js

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CVE-2020-11022 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - jquery-3.4.1.js, jquery-3.4.1.min.js

jquery-3.4.1.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.js

Path to vulnerable library: /covidX/covidX/static/admin/js/vendor/jquery/jquery.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery-3.4.1.js (Vulnerable Library)

jquery-3.4.1.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js

Path to vulnerable library: /covidX/covidX/static/admin/js/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery-3.4.1.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 501acb0168ad3bae0d5b1d14a60a1431a6d4786a

Vulnerability Details

In jQuery before 3.5.0, passing HTML from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0.

Publish Date: 2020-04-29

URL: CVE-2020-11022

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: N/A
  • Attack Complexity: N/A
  • Privileges Required: N/A
  • User Interaction: N/A
  • Scope: N/A
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: N/A
  • Integrity Impact: N/A
  • Availability Impact: N/A

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://blog.jquery.com/2020/04/10/jquery-3-5-0-released/

Release Date: 2020-04-29

Fix Resolution: jQuery - 3.5.0

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Closes #18