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CVE-2020-23064

jquery: Cross-site scripting

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 26, 2023

Updated · November 1, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in jQuery, where it is vulnerable to Cross-site scripting, caused by the improper validation of user-supplied input by the <options> element. This flaw allows a remote attacker to use a specially crafted URL to execute a script in a victim's web browser within the security context of the hosting website once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation