Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jQuery before 1.6.3, when using location.hash to select elements, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted tag.
CVE-2011-4969
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 97.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 8, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (28)
- secalert@redhathttp://blog.jquery.com/2011/09/01/jquery-1-6-3-released/
- secalert@redhathttp://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2011/07/jquery-is-sink.html
- secalert@redhathttp://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/9521
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/31/3
- secalert@redhathttp://www.osvdb.org/80056
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58458
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036620
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1722-1
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/db9e023e62c1ff5d8f21ed9868ab6878da2005e9
- secalert@redhathttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
- secalert@redhathttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
- secalert@redhathttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05232730
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- secalert@redhathttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190416-0007/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.jquery.com/2011/09/01/jquery-1-6-3-released/
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libjs-jquery (1.6.2-1ubuntu2.2) @ oneiric | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| debian:10 | jquery @ 1.6.4-1 | — | osv |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.webjars.npm:jquery | — | 1.6.3 | — |
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| jquery | — | 1.6.3 | — |
NuGet(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| jQuery | 1.4.1 ... 1.6.2 (10 versions) | 1.6.3 | — |
RubyGems(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| jquery-rails | 0.1.1 ... 1.0.rc (28 versions) | 1.0.16 | — |
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