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CVE-2020-7656

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-05-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "<script>" HTML tags that contain a whitespace character, i.e: "</script >", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed.

Affected products

• jQuery: before 1.9.0 — fixed in 1.9.0
• Juniper Junos OS: 21.2
• Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, Linux, and Microsoft Windows: all versions
• NetApp Cloud Backup: all versions
• OnCommand System Manager 9.x: from 3.0.0 through 3.1.3
• NetApp Snap Creator Framework: all versions
• Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools: 8.58

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: jQuery 1.9.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200528-0001/
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JQUERY-569619
• https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2021-07-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-Multiple-J-Web-vulnerabilities-resolved-in-Junos-OS-21-2R1?language=en_US
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200528-0001/
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JQUERY-569619
• https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2021-07-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-Multiple-J-Web-vulnerabilities-resolved-in-Junos-OS-21-2R1?language=en_US
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

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