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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1ncHFxLTk1MnEtNTMyN80Wtg

XSS in the `of` option of the `.position()` util in jquery-ui

Impact

Accepting the value of the of option of the .position() util from untrusted sources may execute untrusted code. For example, invoking the following code:

$( "#element" ).position( {
	my: "left top",
	at: "right bottom",
	of: "<img onerror='doEvilThing()' src='/404' />",
	collision: "none"
} );

will call the doEvilThing() function.

Patches

The issue is fixed in jQuery UI 1.13.0. Any string value passed to the of option is now treated as a CSS selector.

Workarounds

A workaround is to not accept the value of the of option from untrusted sources.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, search for a relevant issue in the jQuery UI repo. If you don't find an answer, open a new issue.

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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: about 3 years ago
Updated: about 1 year ago

CVSS Score: 6.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-gpqq-952q-5327, CVE-2021-41184
References:

• https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-gpqq-952q-5327
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41184
• https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/effa323f1505f2ce7a324e4f429fa9032c72f280
• https://blog.jqueryui.com/2021/10/jquery-ui-1-13-0-released/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211118-0004/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NXIUUBRVLA4E7G7MMIKCEN75YN7UFERW/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/O74SXYY7RGXREQDQUDQD4BPJ4QQTD2XQ/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SNXA7XRKGINWSUIPIZ6ZBCTV6N3KSHES/
• https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2022-001
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-09
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HVKIOWSXL2RF2ULNAP7PHESYCFSZIJE3/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SGSY236PYSFYIEBRGDERLA7OSY6D7XL4/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HVKIOWSXL2RF2ULNAP7PHESYCFSZIJE3/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXIUUBRVLA4E7G7MMIKCEN75YN7UFERW/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O74SXYY7RGXREQDQUDQD4BPJ4QQTD2XQ/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SGSY236PYSFYIEBRGDERLA7OSY6D7XL4/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SNXA7XRKGINWSUIPIZ6ZBCTV6N3KSHES/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00040.html
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpqq-952q-5327

Repository: https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui
Blast Radius: 59.3

Affected Packages