CVE-2020-11023

6.9 MEDIUM CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: April 29, 2020 Modified: November 07, 2025

Description

In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.0.3 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML containing <option> elements 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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00039.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162160/jQuery-1.0.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.jquery.com/2020/04/10/jquery-3-5-0-released
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/jquery/jquery/security/advisories/GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
https://jquery.com/upgrade-guide/3.5/
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00033.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00040.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-03
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200511-0006/
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4693
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-002
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-02
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-10
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00039.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162160/jQuery-1.0.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.jquery.com/2020/04/10/jquery-3-5-0-released
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/jquery/jquery/security/advisories/GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://jquery.com/upgrade-guide/3.5/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00033.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00040.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-03
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200511-0006/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4693
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-002
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-02
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-11023
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

132 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.9 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
32.3%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2025-02-13

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

debian jquery oracle drupal fedoraproject tenable netapp