USN-1722-1: jQuery vulnerability
13 February 2013
jQuery could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Releases
Packages
- jquery - JavaScript library for dynamic web applications
Details
It was discovered that jQuery incorrectly handled selecting elements using
location.hash, resulting in a possible cross-site scripting (XSS) issue.
With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into
viewing a specially crafted page, a remote attacker could exploit this to
modify the contents, or steal confidential data, within the same domain.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 11.10
Ubuntu 10.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.