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CVE-2020-7656

34
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-7656 describes a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jQuery versions prior to 1.9.0, impacting products like Juniper, NetApp, and Oracle. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary script logic by injecting malformed script tags (e.g., "</script >") that the load method fails to properly sanitize. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) but can lead to low confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L, I:L). While not on the CISA KEV list, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-52141) exists, and there is some community discussion, indicating potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jquery:jquery:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
8.58CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-52141 · Apr 8, 2025
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0627 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 26,209 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (15)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.webjars.npm:jqueryFixed in: 1.9.0
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: jqueryFixed in: 1.9.0
nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: jQueryFixed in: 1.9.0
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: pcs-0:0.10.10-4.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: A-MQ Interconnect 1.y for RHEL 6Fixed in: qpid-dispatch-0:1.13.0-3.el6_10
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: A-MQ Interconnect 1.y for RHEL 7Fixed in: qpid-dispatch-0:1.13.0-3.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: A-MQ Interconnect 1.y for RHEL 8Fixed in: qpid-dispatch-0:1.13.0-3.el8
View patch
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: jquery-railsFixed in: 2.2.0
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: pcs
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: pcp
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2Fixed in: jquery
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: python-coverage
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: python27-python-coverage
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: python27-python-werkzeug
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: publican

Vendor Advisories (2)

rubygemsGHSA-q4m3-2j7h-f7xwmedium

Cross-Site Scripting in jquery

May 20, 2020
redhatCVE-2020-7656Moderate

jquery: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via <script> HTML tags containing whitespaces

May 19, 2020

References

security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20200528-0001
Third Party Advisory
snyk.io / vuln/SNYK-JS-JQUERY-569619
ExploitThird Party Advisory
supportportal.juniper.net / s/article/2021-07-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-Multiple-J-Web-vulnerabilities-resolved-in-Junos-OS-21-2R1
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Third Party Advisory