jquery-ui Tooltip widget vulnerable to XSS
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default content option in jquery.ui.tooltip.js in the Tooltip widget in jQuery UI before 1.10.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title attribute, which is not properly handled in the autocomplete combo box demo.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui | < 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 |
| npm package | jquery-ui | < 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 |
| .NET (NuGet) | jQuery.UI.Combined | < 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6662
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/2432
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/5fee6fd5000072ff32f2d65b6451f39af9e0e39e
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/f2854408cce7e4b7fc6bf8676761904af9c96bde
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98697
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/jquery-ui-rails/CVE-2012-6662.yml
- http://bugs.jqueryui.com/ticket/8859
- http://bugs.jqueryui.com/ticket/8861
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0442.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1462.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/613
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/616
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven), npm, .NET (NuGet)
- Package
org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui, jquery-ui, jQuery.UI.Combined- Disclosed
- 24.10.2017
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:23
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qqxp-xp9v-vvx6 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: jquery-ui
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 7
- First → latest
- 10.2017 07.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 7
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 3
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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