MEDIUM
jquery: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via $(location.hash) and $(#<tag>)
Published Mar 8, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 19.19%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jQuery before 1.6.3, when using location.hash to select elements, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted tag.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Process Automation 7
js-jquery
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Process Automation 7 | js-jquery | Out of support scope | n/a |
jQuery
NuGet
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.6.3jquery-rails
RubyGems
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.0.16org.webjars.npm:jquery
Maven
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.6.3jquery
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.6.3
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuGet | jQuery | 0 | 1.6.3 |
| RubyGems | jquery-rails | 0 | 1.0.16 |
| Maven | org.webjars.npm:jquery | 0 | 1.6.3 |
| npm | jquery | 0 | 1.6.3 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
19.19% 0.19191
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.19191
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (35 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 19.19% (0.19191) | 97.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 19.19% (0.19191) | 96.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 5.71% (0.05712) | 90.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 4.66% (0.04656) | 89.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 8.46% (0.08455) | 92.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 5.57% (0.05568) | 90.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02738) | 85.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 5.71% (0.05712) | 90.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 4.29% (0.04286) | 88.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02088) | 83.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 4.29% (0.04286) | 88.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 2.09% (0.02088) | 83.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 4.29% (0.04286) | 88.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 2.09% (0.02088) | 83.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 4.29% (0.04286) | 88.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 2.09% (0.02088) | 83.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 3.42% (0.03416) | 87.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 1.34% (0.01342) | 79.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 3.42% (0.03416) | 87.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 1.34% (0.01342) | 79.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 4.29% (0.04286) | 88.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 2.15% (0.02145) | 83.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 4.29% (0.04286) | 88.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 2.09% (0.02088) | 83.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 3.77% (0.03775) | 87.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 82.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.29% (0.04286) | 87.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.78% (0.05776) | 83.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.77% (0.03775) | 87.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 70.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 69.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 65.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (22)
- http://blog.jquery.com/2011/09/01/jquery-1-6-3-released x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2011/07/jquery-is-sink.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/9521 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/31/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/80056 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58458 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036620 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1722-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4969 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906820 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-579v-mp3v-rrw5 Advisory
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/db9e023e62c1ff5d8f21ed9868ab6878da2005e9 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/jquery-rails/CVE-2011-4969.yml
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05232730 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4969
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190416-0007 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-JQUERY-450224
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4969
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Mar 8, 2013
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 23, 2011
Link CVE-2011-4969
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-579V-MP3V-RRW5 Updated n/a