CVE-2015-9251 (Medium) detected in jquery-2.1.1.min.js, jquery-1.11.1.min.js

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CVE-2015-9251 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - jquery-2.1.1.min.js, jquery-1.11.1.min.js

jquery-2.1.1.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js

Path to dependency file: /packrat/lib/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/knitr/opencpu/apps/index.html

Path to vulnerable library: /packrat/lib/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/knitr/opencpu/apps/index.html,/packrat/lib/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/knitr/doc/docco-classic.html,/packrat/lib/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/knitr/misc/datatables.html,/packrat/lib/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/knitr/misc/docco-classic.html,/packrat/lib/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/highr/doc/highr-internals.html,/packrat/lib/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/knitr/doc/datatables.html

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery-2.1.1.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

jquery-1.11.1.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js

Path to dependency file: /packrat/lib/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/xml2/extdata/r-project.html

Path to vulnerable library: /packrat/lib/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/xml2/extdata/r-project.html

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery-1.11.1.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

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: jQuery - 3.0.0

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