CVE-2016-7103 jQuery-UI vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in dialog closeText
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the closeText parameter in jQuery UI dialog functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7103?
CVE-2016-7103 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 15 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jQuery UI before 1.12.0 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the closeText parameter of the dialog function.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7103?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui, jQuery.UI.Combined and jquery-ui-rails. It affects 13 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui Maven | All versions | 1.12.0 |
org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui Maven | All versions | 1.12.0 |
jQuery.UI.Combined NuGet | All versions | 1.12.0 |
jQuery.UI.Combined NuGet | All versions | 1.12.0 |
jquery-ui-rails RubyGems | All versions | 6.0.0 |
jquery-ui-rails RubyGems | All versions | 6.0.0 |
2 more packages
jquery-ui npm | All versions | 1.12.0 |
jquery-ui npm | All versions | 1.12.0 |
Linux distribution packages (6)
python-XStatic-jquery-ui Red Hat:openstack:7::el7 | All versions | 0:1.12.0.1-1.el7ost |
python-XStatic-jquery-ui Red Hat:openstack:8::el7 | All versions | 0:1.12.0.1-1.el7ost |
python-XStatic-jquery-ui Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | All versions | 0:1.12.0.1-1.el7ost |
python-XStatic-jquery-ui SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | All versions | 1.11.0.1-2.3.1 |
python-XStatic-jquery-ui openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.13.0.1-1.15 |
python-XStatic-jquery-ui openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.13.0.1-2.4 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Jqueryui Jquery Ui, Juniper Junos, Netapp Snapcenter, Oracle Application Express and 7 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7103?
Upgrade org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui to 1.12.0 or later.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-7103 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7103 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-EC59064, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7103, GHSA-hpcf-8vf9-q4gj, RHSA-2016:2932, RHSA-2016:2933, RHSA-2017:0161 and 5 more.