CVE-2018-18405

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—

6.1

jQuery v2.2.2 allows XSS via a crafted onerror attribute of an IMG element. NOTE: this vulnerability has been reported to be spam entry

CVSS v3: 6.1
EG Score: 6.1(medium)
EPSS: 53.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 22, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

cve@mitrehttps://gist.github.com/CyberSecurityUP/26c5b032897630fe8407da4a8ef216d4
cve@mitrehttps://gitter.im/jquery/jquery?at=5ea844a05cd4fe50a3d7ddc9
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOE7P7APPRQKD4FGNHBKJPDY6FFCOH3W/
cve@mitrehttps://twitter.com/DanielRufde/status/1255185961866145792
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gist.github.com/CyberSecurityUP/26c5b032897630fe8407da4a8ef216d4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitter.im/jquery/jquery?at=5ea844a05cd4fe50a3d7ddc9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOE7P7APPRQKD4FGNHBKJPDY6FFCOH3W/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://twitter.com/DanielRufde/status/1255185961866145792

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-18405?

CVE-2018-18405 is a medium vulnerability published on April 22, 2020. jQuery v2.2.2 allows XSS via a crafted onerror attribute of an IMG element. NOTE: this vulnerability has been reported to be spam entry

When was CVE-2018-18405 disclosed?

CVE-2018-18405 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 22, 2020, 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-2018-18405 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-18405 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 53.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-18405?

CVE-2018-18405 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-18405?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-18405, 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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