CVE-2015-9251

MEDIUMNVD 6.1

6.1

jQuery before 3.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks when a cross-domain Ajax request is performed without the dataType option, causing text/javascript responses to be executed.

CVSS v3: 6.1
EG Score: —
EPSS: 95.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 18, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (76)

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)

Maven(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
org.webjars.npm:jquery	1.12.3 ... 3.0.0-rc1 (16 versions)	3.0.0	—

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
jquery	—	3.0.0	—

NuGet(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
jQuery	1.12.3 ... 2.2.4 (17 versions)	3.0.0	—

RubyGems(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
jquery-rails	0.1.1 ... 4.1.1 (65 versions)	4.2.0	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 15:35 UTCOSV refresh
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2015-9251?

CVE-2015-9251 is a medium vulnerability published on January 18, 2018. jQuery before 3.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks when a cross-domain Ajax request is performed without the dataType option, causing text/javascript responses to be executed.

When was CVE-2015-9251 disclosed?

CVE-2015-9251 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 18, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2015-9251 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-9251 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-9251?

CVE-2015-9251 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2015-9251?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-9251, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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