CVE-2020-11023: Potential XSS vulnerability in jQuery
Noroxi assessment
Priority: This week (action score 79/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jan 23, 2025). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Feb 13, 2025.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 84.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.7% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: bind-dyndb-ldap (AlmaLinux:8) 11.6-2.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57; cpp (AlmaLinux:8) 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1; custodia (AlmaLinux:8) 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92, 0.6.0-3.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57.
- Mentioned 6 times in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to bind-dyndb-ldap (AlmaLinux:8) 11.6-2.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57; cpp (AlmaLinux:8) 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1; custodia (AlmaLinux:8) 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92, 0.6.0-3.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS
In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.0.3 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML containing <option> elements 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.
- BDU:2020-04949
- GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6
- ALSA-2021:1846
- ALSA-2021:4142
- ALSA-2025:1210
- ALSA-2025:1215
- ALSA-2025:1300
- ALSA-2025:1301
- ALSA-2025:1306
- ALSA-2025:1309
- ALSA-2025:1314
- ALSA-2025:1329
- ALSA-2025:1338
- ALSA-2025:1346
- DLA-2608-1
- DLA-3551-1
- DSA-4693-1
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1060-1
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1106-1
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1888-1
- Published
- Apr 29, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 84.8% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
Action score
79
This week
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 25 / 30 · 84.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.1
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 6.9
- 0.8 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 23, 2025. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Feb 13, 2025.
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Noroxi analysis
What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| jquery | jquery | cpe:2.3:a:jquery:jquery |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| drupal | drupal | cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal |
| oracle | application express | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_express |
| oracle | application testing suite | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite |
| oracle | banking enterprise collections | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_enterprise_collections |
| oracle | banking platform | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform |
| oracle | blockchain platform | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:blockchain_platform |
| oracle | business intelligence | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence |
| oracle | communications analytics | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_analytics |
| oracle | communications eagle application processor | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_eagle_application_processor |
and 48 more
Limit the impact of XSS
This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.
Check security headersAffected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux9.0
- drupal drupal8.7.0 and later · before 8.7.14
- drupal drupal8.8.0 and later · before 8.8.6
- drupal drupal7.0 and later · before 7.70
- fedoraproject fedora31
- fedoraproject fedora32
- fedoraproject fedora33
- jquery jquery1.0.3 and later · before 3.5.0
- netapp active iq unified managerall versions
- netapp cloud backupall versions
- netapp cloud insights storage workload security agentall versions
- netapp h300e firmwareall versions
- netapp h300s firmwareall versions
- netapp h410c firmwareall versions
- netapp h410s firmwareall versions
- netapp h500e firmwareall versions
- netapp h500s firmwareall versions
- netapp h700e firmwareall versions
- netapp h700s firmwareall versions
- netapp hci baseboard management controllerall versions
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
jquery jQuery
- >= 1.0.3, < 3.5.0affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | bind-dyndb-ldap | before 11.6-2.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57 | 11.6-2.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | cpp | before 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 | 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | custodia | before 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 | 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | custodia | before 0.6.0-3.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57 | 0.6.0-3.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | doxygen | before 1:1.8.14-13.el8_10 | 1:1.8.14-13.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | doxygen-doxywizard | before 1:1.8.14-13.el8_10 | 1:1.8.14-13.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | doxygen-latex | before 1:1.8.14-13.el8_10 | 1:1.8.14-13.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc | before 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 | 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-c++ | before 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 | 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-gdb-plugin | before 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 | 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-gfortran | before 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 | 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-offload-nvptx | before 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 | 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-plugin-annobin | before 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 | 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-plugin-devel | before 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 | 8.5.0-23.el8_10.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-toolset-13-gcc | before 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 | 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-toolset-13-gcc-c++ | before 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 | 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-toolset-13-gcc-gfortran | before 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 | 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-toolset-13-gcc-plugin-annobin | before 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 | 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-toolset-13-gcc-plugin-devel | before 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 | 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-toolset-13-libasan-devel | before 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 | 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-toolset-13-libatomic-devel | before 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 | 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-toolset-13-libgccjit | before 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 | 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-toolset-13-libgccjit-devel | before 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 | 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gcc-toolset-13-libitm-devel | before 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 | 13.3.1-2.2.el8_10 |
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Same product
jquery: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-11022jQuery has a potential XSS vulnerability54Plan
- CVE-2019-11358jQuery before 3.4.0, as used in Drupal, Backdrop CMS, and other products, mishandles jQuery.extend(true, {}, ...) because of Object.prototyp50Plan
- CVE-2015-9251jQuery before 3.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks when a cross-domain Ajax request is performed without the dataType o33Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2016-10707Jan 18, 2018 · jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to removing a logic that lowercased attribute names.31Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2018-18405Apr 22, 2020 · jQuery v2.2.2 allows XSS via a crafted onerror attribute of an IMG element.24Monitor
- Later →CVE-2020-7656May 19, 2020 · jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method.26Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| almalinux:bind-dyndb-ldap | 11.6-2.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:custodia | 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:opendnssec | 2.1.7-1.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-custodia | 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-jwcrypto | 0.5.0-1.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-kdcproxy | 0.4-5.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-pyusb | 1.0.0-9.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-qrcode | 5.1-12.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-qrcode-core | 5.1-12.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-yubico | 1.3.2-9.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:softhsm | 2.6.0-5.module_el8.5.0+2603+92118e57 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:softhsm-devel | 2.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| alpine:cacti | 1.2.13-r0 · Alpine:v3.13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| alpine:drupal7 | 7.70-r0 · Alpine:v3.11 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:drupal7 | 7.52-2+deb9u10 · Debian:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:jquery | 3.1.1-2+deb9u2 · Debian:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:node-jquery | 3.5.0+dfsg-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:otrs2 | 6.0.16-2+deb10u1 · Debian:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:znc | 1.10.3-1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.webjars.npm:jquery | 3.5.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| npm:jquery | 3.5.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| NuGet:jQuery | 3.5.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:cacti | 1.2.13-11.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:cacti-spine | 1.2.13-8.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:otrs | 6.0.30-bp152.2.11.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:components/jquery | 3.5.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:novnc | 0:1.1.0-1.el8ost · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ovirt-engine | 0:4.4.1.8-0.7.el8ev · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ovirt-engine-api-explorer | 0:0.0.6-1.el8ev · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ovirt-engine-backend | 0:4.4.1.8-0.7.el8ev · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
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Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×6
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2021-04-14 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2022-05-23 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:4 | 2024-01-03 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2024-04-13 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:4 | 2025-01-30 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2026-07-05 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-07-14 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+349 d
- CISA KEV+1729 d
- TodayNov 4, 2026+2380 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-22-0174 · Feb 25, 2022(Mitsubishi Electric Bildirimi)
- TR-22-0069 · Jan 20, 2022(Oracle Güvenlik Zafiyeti)
- TR-21-0989 · Dec 13, 2021(IBM Güvenlik Bildirimi)
- TR-21-0882 · Nov 3, 2021(Johnson Controls Sensormatic VideoEdge Güvenlik Bildirimi)
- TR-21-0756 · Sep 20, 2021(IBM Güvenlik Bülteni Yayınladı)
- TR-21-0701 · Sep 3, 2021(IBM Güvenlik Bülteni Yayınladı)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00039.html
- blog.jquery.com/2020/04/10/jquery-3-5-0-released
- github.com/jquery/jquery/security/advisories/GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6
- jquery.com/upgrade-guide/3.5/
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0483ba0072783c2e1bfea613984bfb3c86e73ba8879d780dc1cc7d36%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0593393ca1e97b1e7e098fe69d414d6bd0a467148e9138d07e86ebbb%40%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r07ab379471fb15644bf7a92e4a98cbc7df3cf4e736abae0cc7625fe6%40%3Cdev.felix.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r094f435595582f6b5b24b66fedf80543aa8b1d57a3688fbcc21f06ec%40%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1fed19c860a0d470f2a3eded12795772c8651ff583ef951ddac4918c%40%3Cgitbox.hive.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2c85121a47442036c7f8353a3724aa04f8ecdfda1819d311ba4f5330%40%3Cdev.felix.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3702ede0ff83a29ba3eb418f6f11c473d6e3736baba981a8dbd9c9ef%40%3Cdev.felix.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r49ce4243b4738dd763caeb27fa8ad6afb426ae3e8c011ff00b8b1f48%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4aadb98086ca72ed75391f54167522d91489a0d0ae25b12baa8fc7c5%40%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4dba67be3239b34861f1b9cfdf9dfb3a90272585dcce374112ed6e16%40%3Cdev.felix.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54565a8f025c7c4f305355fdfd75b68eca442eebdb5f31c2e7d977ae%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r55f5e066cc7301e3630ce90bbbf8d28c82212ae1f2d4871012141494%40%3Cdev.felix.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r564585d97bc069137e64f521e68ba490c7c9c5b342df5d73c49a0760%40%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6c4df3b33e625a44471009a172dabe6865faec8d8f21cac2303463b1%40%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.