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Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published May 19, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-7656

CVE-2020-7656

Description

jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed.

AI Insight

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
jquerynpm
>= 1.2.1, < 1.9.01.9.0
jQueryNuGet
>= 1.2.1, < 1.9.01.9.0
jquery-railsRubyGems
< 2.2.02.2.0
org.webjars.npm:jqueryMaven
>= 1.2.1, < 1.9.01.9.0

Affected products

7

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

13

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0

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