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.
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
6.9
MEDIUM
Exploitability:1.7
Impact Score:4.8
EPSS Probability:99.22%
Executive Threat Verdict
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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
99.215%
GitHub Advisory
Vulnerability Class
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | GitHub, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2020-03-30T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2020-04-29T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2026-11-02T17:54:18 |
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