CVE-2015-9251 (Medium) detected in alquran/api-client-v1.3, jquery-1.11.0.min.js

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CVE-2015-9251 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - alquran/api-client-v1.3, jquery-1.11.0.min.js

alquran/api-client-v1.3

AlQuran.cloud REST API Client

Library home page: https://api.github.com/repos/islamic-network/alquran-api-client-php/zipball/1708cbd02adac0b3f39b4fbbeb78b90c5b45807a

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ alquran/api-client-v1.3 (Vulnerable Library)

jquery-1.11.0.min.js

JavaScript library for DOM operations

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.0/jquery.min.js

Path to dependency file: /vendor/alquran/api-client/docs/graphs/class.html

Path to vulnerable library: /vendor/alquran/api-client/docs/graphs/../js/jquery-1.11.0.min.js,/vendor/alquran/api-client/docs/js/jquery-1.11.0.min.js,/vendor/alquran/api-client/docs/namespaces/../js/jquery-1.11.0.min.js,/vendor/alquran/api-client/docs/files/../js/jquery-1.11.0.min.js,/vendor/alquran/api-client/docs/classes/../js/jquery-1.11.0.min.js,/vendor/alquran/api-client/docs/js/jquery-1.11.0.min.js,/vendor/alquran/api-client/docs/reports/../js/jquery-1.11.0.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery-1.11.0.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8c4d4ea25197c8d39b5b50edef9ea6842b0fc7a6

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

jQuery before 3.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks when a cross-domain Ajax request is performed without the dataType option, causing text/javascript responses to be executed.

Publish Date: 2018-01-18

URL: CVE-2015-9251

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9251

Release Date: 2018-01-18

Fix Resolution: jQuery - v3.0.0

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