DRUPAL-CORE-2022-001 jQuery UI is a third-party library used by Drupal.
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in jQuery UI library used by Drupal allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the position utility.
- 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 DRUPAL-CORE-2022-001?
DRUPAL-CORE-2022-001 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in drupal/core, published on 19 Jan 2022. 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
jQuery UI is a third-party library used by Drupal. This library was previously thought to be end-of-life.
Late in 2021, jQuery UI announced that they would be continuing development, and released a jQuery UI 1.13.0 version. As part of this 1.13.0 update, they disclosed the following security issue that may affect Drupal 9 and 7:
- CVE-2021-41184: XSS in the
ofoption of the.position()util
It is possible that this vulnerability is exploitable with some Drupal modules. As a precaution, this Drupal security release applies the fix for the above cross-site description issue, without making any of the other changes to the jQuery version that is included in Drupal.
This advisory is not covered by Drupal Steward.
Which versions are affected by DRUPAL-CORE-2022-001?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including drupal/core.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
drupal/core Packagist | From 8.0.0 | 9.2.11, 9.3.3 |
How do I fix DRUPAL-CORE-2022-001?
Upgrade drupal/core to a fixed version for your release line: 9.2.11 or 9.3.3.
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 DRUPAL-CORE-2022-001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of DRUPAL-CORE-2022-001 in the wild and no public exploit code.