CVE-2015-9251 (Low) detected in jquery-1.8.3-2.0.0.min.js

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CVE-2015-9251 - Low Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jquery-1.8.3-2.0.0.min.js

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Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/flat-ui/2.0.0/js/jquery-1.8.3.min.js

Path to dependency file: /docs/Boolean.html

Path to vulnerable library: /docs/js/jquery.min.js,/docs/js/jquery.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery-1.8.3-2.0.0.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ae48634e523ae865a6389d35dfa46c10af7eff72

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

jQuery before 3.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks when a cross-domain Ajax request is performed without the dataType option, causing text/javascript responses to be executed.

Publish Date: 2018-01-18

URL: CVE-2015-9251

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.7)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9251

Release Date: 2018-01-18

Fix Resolution: jQuery - 3.0.0

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