CVE-2015-9251 (Medium) detected in jquery.1.4.1.nupkg, jquery-1.4.1.min.js

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CVE-2015-9251 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - jquery.1.4.1.nupkg, jquery-1.4.1.min.js

jquery.1.4.1.nupkg

jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event hand...

Library home page: https://api.nuget.org/packages/jquery.1.4.1.nupkg

Path to dependency file: /ndddsample/src/NDDDSample/app/presentation/NDDDSample.Web/packages.config

Path to vulnerable library: /ndddsample/src/NDDDSample/app/presentation/NDDDSample.Web/packages.config

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery.1.4.1.nupkg (Vulnerable Library)

jquery-1.4.1.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.1/jquery.min.js

Path to vulnerable library: /ndddsample/src/NDDDSample/app/presentation/NDDDSample.Web/Scripts/jquery-1.4.1.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery-1.4.1.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 95282eaf3bab43af3425edffa882b3d78eb12fc6

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 (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • 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: 3.0.0

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