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CVE-2020-7656

jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and re

jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "<script>" HTML tags that contain a whitespace character, i.e: "</script >", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.00889
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Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

7
jquery< 1.9.0
oracle peoplesoft enterprise peopletoolsall versions
netapp active iq unified managerall versions
netapp cloud backupall versions
netapp oncommand system manager>= 3.0.0 and <= 3.1.3
netapp snap creator frameworkall versions
juniper junosall versions
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Affected Packages

4
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.webjars.npm:jquery MODERATE fixed in 1.9.0
NuGet jQuery MODERATE fixed in 1.9.0
RubyGems jquery-rails MODERATE fixed in 2.2.0
npm jquery MODERATE fixed in 1.9.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
webappsjQuery 3.3.1 - Prototype Pollution & XSS Exploit2025-04-08
pocsnyk.io · SNYK-JS-JQUERY-569619snyk.io
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Scoring & Timeline

6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · report@snyk.io
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 May 2020 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

3
rhsaRHSA-2021:4142Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2020:4211Moderate
cisa-csafcisa-csaf-csaf_files-OT-white-2022-icsa-22-097-01
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200528-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2021-07-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-Multiple-J-Web-vulnerabilities-resolved-in-Junos-OS-21-2R1?language=en_USThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlThird Party Advisory
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