CVE-2012-6708 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

## CVE-2012-6708 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Libraries - jquery-1.8.3-2.0.0.min.js, jquery-1.4.2.min.js, jquery-1.8.2.js, jquery-1.6.4.min.js, jquery-1.8.2-1.1.0.min.js, jquery-1.4.4.js

jquery-1.8.3-2.0.0.min.js

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path: /muzich/web/bundles/admingeneratorgenerator/js/jquery-1.8.3.min.js,/muzich/web/bundles/shtumiuseful/js/datepicker/datepickBasic.html

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/flat-ui/2.0.0/js/jquery-1.8.3.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:
- :x: **jquery-1.8.3-2.0.0.min.js** (Vulnerable Library)

jquery-1.4.2.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

path: /muzich/web/js/jConfirmAction/jquery-1.4.2.min.js

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:
- :x: **jquery-1.4.2.min.js** (Vulnerable Library)

jquery-1.8.2.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

path: /muzich/web/js/jquery-1.8.2.dev.js

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.js

Dependency Hierarchy:
- :x: **jquery-1.8.2.js** (Vulnerable Library)

jquery-1.6.4.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

path: /muzich/web/js/jquery-1.6.4.min.js

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:
- :x: **jquery-1.6.4.min.js** (Vulnerable Library)

jquery-1.8.2-1.1.0.min.js

Flat UI Free is a beautiful theme for Bootstrap. We have redesigned many of its components to look flat in every pixel

path: /muzich/web/js/1ae784e_jquery-1.8.2.prod_1.js,/muzich/web/js/f792d24_jquery-1.8.2.prod_1.js,/muzich/web/js/jquery-1.8.2.prod.js

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/flat-ui/1.1.0/js/jquery-1.8.2.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:
- :x: **jquery-1.8.2-1.1.0.min.js** (Vulnerable Library)

jquery-1.4.4.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

path: /muzich/web/bundles/sonatajquery/jquery-1.4.4.js

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.4/jquery.js

Dependency Hierarchy:
- :x: **jquery-1.4.4.js** (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

jQuery before 1.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The jQuery(strInput) function does not differentiate selectors from HTML in a reliable fashion. In vulnerable versions, jQuery determined whether the input was HTML by looking for the '<' character anywhere in the string, giving attackers more flexibility when attempting to construct a malicious payload. In fixed versions, jQuery only deems the input to be HTML if it explicitly starts with the '<' character, limiting exploitability only to attackers who can control the beginning of a string, which is far less common.

Publish Date: 2018-01-18

URL: CVE-2012-6708

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: https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/05531fc4080ae24070930d15ae0cea7ae056457d#diff-bf0908d787469dbf983b3ed33447c516

Release Date: 2012-12-13

Fix Resolution: Replace or update the following files: selector.js, traversing.js, core.js, sizzle, core.js

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Start by inspecting the affected jQuery copies under web/js and web/bundles, including jquery-1.4.2.min.js, jquery-1.8.2.dev.js, jquery-1.6.4.min.js, and jquery-1.4.4.js. Review the linked jQuery fix and the suggested selector.js, traversing.js, core.js, and sizzle changes; done means the vulnerable copies identified in the issue have been replaced or updated and the affected application paths still work.

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