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Unsafe HTML constructed from library input
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Description
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Description:
Unsafe HTML constructed from library input
Run CodeQL scanning and face "Unsafe HTML constructed from library input" lines 482 and 672
Expected Behavior:
Cross-site scripting should be impossible while using jquery.form
Actual behavior:
Versions:
version: 4.3.0 of jquery.form
Demonstration
Link to demonstration of issue in JSFiddle or CodePen:
Steps to reproduce:
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by inspecting the library code at the reported lines 482 and 672 and run the CodeQL scan that identified “Unsafe HTML constructed from library input.” Determine how the reported inputs reach those HTML constructions, then verify that the findings are resolved without introducing cross-site scripting while using jquery.form.
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
- 35/100