CVE-2021-43862
Description
jQuery Terminal Emulator is a plugin for creating command line interpreters in your applications. Versions prior to 2.31.1 contain a low impact and limited cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The code for XSS payload is always visible, but an attacker can use other techniques to hide the code the victim sees. If the application uses the execHash option and executes code from URL, the attacker can use this URL to execute their code. The scope is limited because the javascript attribute used is added to span tag, so no automatic execution like with onerror on images is possible. This issue is fixed in version 2.31.1. As a workaround, the user can use formatting that wrap whole user input and its no op. The code for this workaround is available in the GitHub Security Advisory. The fix will only work when user of the library is not using different formatters (e.g. to highlight code in different way).
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
jquery.terminalnpm | < 2.31.1 | 2.31.1 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:jquery.terminal_project:jquery.terminal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <2.31.1
- Range: < 2.31.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/jcubic/jquery.terminal/commit/77eb044d0896e990d48a9157f0bc6648f81a84b5nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/jcubic/jquery.terminal/security/advisories/GHSA-x9r5-jxvq-4387nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-x9r5-jxvq-4387ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/jcubic/jquery.terminal/issues/727nvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/jcubic/jquery.terminal/releases/tag/2.31.1nvdRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43862ghsaADVISORY
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