CVE-2015-9251 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2015-9251 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jquery-1.7.1.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

path: /docs.lighttable.com/_layouts/default.html

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery-1.7.1.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

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: Change files

Origin: jquery/jquery@b078a62#diff-bee4304906ea68bebadfc11be4368419

Release Date: 2015-10-12

Fix Resolution: Replace or update the following files: script.js, ajax.js, ajax.js

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