Potential XSS vulnerability in jQuery
Impact
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.
Patches
This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0.
Workarounds
To workaround the issue without upgrading, adding the following to your code:
jQuery.htmlPrefilter = function( html ) {
return html;
};You need to use at least jQuery 1.12/2.2 or newer to be able to apply this workaround.
References
https://blog.jquery.com/2020/04/10/jquery-3-5-0-released/ https://jquery.com/upgrade-guide/3.5/
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, search for a relevant issue in the jQuery repo. If you don't find an answer, open a new issue.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | athlon1600/youtube-downloader | < 4.0.1 | 4.0.1 |
| Composer package | components/jquery | >= 1.12.0, < 3.5.0 | 3.5.0 |
| Composer package | maximebf/debugbar | < 1.19.0 | 1.19.0 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.webjars.npm:jquery | >= 1.12.0, < 3.5.0 | 3.5.0 |
| npm package | jquery | >= 1.12.0, < 3.5.0 | 3.5.0 |
| .NET (NuGet) | jquery | >= 1.12.0, < 3.5.0 | 3.5.0 |
References
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/security/advisories/GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11022
- https://github.com/maximebf/php-debugbar/issues/447
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/1d61fd9407e6fbe82fe55cb0b938307aa0791f77
- https://github.com/maximebf/php-debugbar/commit/847216e60544258c881f2733d699bbcfeefac0fc
- https://blog.jquery.com/2020/04/10/jquery-3-5-0-released
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOE7P7APPRQKD4FGNHBKJPDY6FFCOH3W
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00039.html
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162159/jQuery-1.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-03
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4693
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-002
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-10
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-11
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-02
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-10
- https://github.com/Athlon1600/youtube-downloader/releases/tag/v4.0.1
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/3.5.0
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/jquery-rails/CVE-2020-11022.yml
- https://jquery.com/upgrade-guide/3.5
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0483ba0072783c2e1bfea613984bfb3c86e73ba8879d780dc1cc7d36@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r49ce4243b4738dd763caeb27fa8ad6afb426ae3e8c011ff00b8b1f48@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54565a8f025c7c4f305355fdfd75b68eca442eebdb5f31c2e7d977ae@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r564585d97bc069137e64f521e68ba490c7c9c5b342df5d73c49a0760@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r706cfbc098420f7113968cc377247ec3d1439bce42e679c11c609e2d@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8f70b0f65d6bedf316ecd899371fd89e65333bc988f6326d2956735c@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbb448222ba62c430e21e13f940be4cb5cfc373cd3bce56b48c0ffa67@%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdf44341677cf7eec7e9aa96dcf3f37ed709544863d619cca8c36f133@%3Ccommits.airflow.apache.org%3E
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Composer, Java / Kotlin (Maven), npm, .NET (NuGet)
- Package
athlon1600/youtube-downloader, components/jquery, maximebf/debugbar- Disclosed
- 29.04.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:23
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: components/jquery
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 04.2020 04.2020
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 1
Severity breakdown
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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