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Fortify SCA: Code Injection .

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Description:

I have no idea about whether it has been fixed in later versions. but the code scan is not passed.

Expected Behavior:
Actual behavior:

Source: jquery.form.js:812 Read xhr.responseXML()
810 var ct = xhr.getResponseHeader('content-type') || '',
811 xml = type === 'xml' || !type && ct.indexOf('xml') >= 0,
812 data = xml ? xhr.responseXML : xhr.responseText;
813
814 if (xml && data.documentElement.nodeName === 'parsererror') {
Sink: jquery.form.js:781 setTimeout() 779
780 // clean up
781 setTimeout(function() {
782 if (!s.iframeTarget) {
783 $io.remove();

Versions:

jqform:3.51

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Research direction

Review jquery.form.js around lines 781 and 812, then check the Fortify SCA report for the reported data flow. Compare the finding with the jqForm 3.51 behavior and any later version information available. Done means the reported Code Injection finding is resolved or clearly addressed and the scan passes.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, jquery
Domain
frontend, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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