JQuery Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

JQuery contains a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. When passing maliciously formed, untrusted input enclosed in HTML tags, JQuery's DOM manipulators can execute untrusted code in the context of the user's browser.

cat cve-2020-11023.json

Vendor: JQuery
Product: JQuery
CVSS: 6.9
EPSS (exploit probability): 83.8%
Status: kev
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01): February 13, 2025
Published: January 23, 2025
Source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11023

JQuery contains a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. When passing maliciously formed, untrusted input enclosed in HTML tags, JQuery’s DOM manipulators can execute untrusted code in the context of the user’s browser.

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-01-23. Required action per CISA: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due date: 2025-02-13.

This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.