Versions of jquery prior to 1.9.0 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. 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. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser.
Upgrade to version 1.9.0 or later.
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"github_reviewed_at": "2020-05-20T16:17:45Z",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-79"
],
"nvd_published_at": "2020-05-19T21:15:00Z",
"github_reviewed": true,
"severity": "MODERATE"
}