Vulnerability Intelligence Report
jQuery has a potential XSS vulnerability
CVE-2020-11022
In jQuery starting with 1.12.0 and 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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
6.9
MEDIUM
Exploitability:1.7
Impact Score:4.8
EPSS Probability:99.02%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-79 ↗CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| jquery | jQuery | >= 1.12.0, < 3.5.0 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
99.019%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | GitHub, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2020-03-30T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2020-04-29T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2026-04-13T13:53:08 |
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