VYPR
Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 26, 2021· Updated Feb 13, 2025

XSS in the `altField` option of the Datepicker widget

CVE-2021-41182

Description

jQuery-UI is the official jQuery user interface library. Prior to version 1.13.0, accepting the value of the altField option of the Datepicker widget from untrusted sources may execute untrusted code. The issue is fixed in jQuery UI 1.13.0. Any string value passed to the altField option is now treated as a CSS selector. A workaround is to not accept the value of the altField option from untrusted sources.

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Affected packages

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PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
jquery-uinpm
< 1.13.01.13.0
jQuery.UI.CombinedNuGet
< 1.13.01.13.0
jquery-ui-railsRubyGems
< 7.0.07.0.0
org.webjars.npm:jquery-uiMaven
< 1.13.01.13.0

Affected products

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