CVE-2020-11022
In jQuery starting with 1.12.0 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.2%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
In jQuery starting with 1.12.0 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 99.22% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 14 April 2021
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- jquery/jquery · drupal/drupal · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · oracle/agile product lifecycle management for process · oracle/application testing suite · oracle/banking digital experience · oracle/blockchain platform · oracle/communications application session controller · oracle/communications billing and revenue management · oracle/communications diameter signaling router idih\ · oracle/communications eagle application processor · oracle/communications services gatekeeper · oracle/communications webrtc session controller · oracle/enterprise manager ops center · oracle/enterprise session border controller · oracle/financial services analytical applications infrastructure · oracle/financial services analytical applications reconciliation framework · oracle/financial services asset liability management · oracle/financial services balance sheet planning · +40 more
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS 99.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200511-0006
- https://blog.jquery.com/2020/04/10/jquery-3-5-0-released
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/1d61fd9407e6fbe82fe55cb0b938307aa0791f77Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/3.5.0
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/security/advisories/GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/maximebf/php-debugbar/commit/847216e60544258c881f2733d699bbcfeefac0fc
- https://github.com/maximebf/php-debugbar/issues/447
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/jquery-rails/CVE-2020-11022.yml
- https://jquery.com/upgrade-guide/3.5
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0483ba0072783c2e1bfea613984bfb3c86e73ba8879d780dc1cc7d36@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r49ce4243b4738dd763caeb27fa8ad6afb426ae3e8c011ff00b8b1f48@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54565a8f025c7c4f305355fdfd75b68eca442eebdb5f31c2e7d977ae@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r564585d97bc069137e64f521e68ba490c7c9c5b342df5d73c49a0760@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r706cfbc098420f7113968cc377247ec3d1439bce42e679c11c609e2d@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8f70b0f65d6bedf316ecd899371fd89e65333bc988f6326d2956735c@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbb448222ba62c430e21e13f940be4cb5cfc373cd3bce56b48c0ffa67@%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdf44341677cf7eec7e9aa96dcf3f37ed709544863d619cca8c36f133@%3Ccommits.airflow.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re4ae96fa5c1a2fe71ccbb7b7ac1538bd0cb677be270a2bf6e2f8d108@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rede9cfaa756e050a3d83045008f84a62802fc68c17f2b4eabeaae5e4@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ree3bd8ddb23df5fa4e372d11c226830ea3650056b1059f3965b3fce2@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00040.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AVKYXLWCLZBV2N7M46KYK4LVA5OXWPBY
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QPN2L2XVQGUA2V5HNQJWHK3APSK3VN7K
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SAPQVX3XDNPGFT26QAQ6AJIXZZBZ4CD4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SFP4UK4EGP4AFH2MWYJ5A5Z4I7XVFQ6B
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOE7P7APPRQKD4FGNHBKJPDY6FFCOH3W
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00039.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.