CVE-2020-7656 (Medium) detected in jquery-1.7.1.min.js

## CVE-2020-7656 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - jquery-1.7.1.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

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

Path to dependency file: angular-libs/node_modules/sockjs/examples/hapi/html/index.html

Path to vulnerable library: angular-libs/node_modules/sockjs/examples/hapi/html/index.html,angular-libs/node_modules/sockjs/examples/echo/index.html,angular-libs/node_modules/sockjs/examples/multiplex/index.html,angular-libs/node_modules/sockjs/examples/express-3.x/index.html,angular-libs/node_modules/sockjs/examples/express/index.html

Dependency Hierarchy:
- :x: **jquery-1.7.1.min.js** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ffac37386769bb38a67df625c1aefe74a2a0eebc

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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

Publish Date: 2020-05-19

URL: CVE-2020-7656

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://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q4m3-2j7h-f7xw

Release Date: 2020-05-28

Fix Resolution: jquery - 1.9.0

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