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CVE-2020-11023

CWE-79

High

86.3

RPS

Description

In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.0.3 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML containing <option> elements from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0.

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
6.9
Medium · v3.1
EPSS
84.88%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since Jan 2025
Fix commit
Fix commit known
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-79
Published
29 Apr 2020
Last modified 7 Nov 2025

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Data as of 7 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time

CVE-2020-11023 · RPS 86.3 · DevSecure Intelligence