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MEDIUM

CVE-2020-7656

CVSS v3

6.1

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

6.4 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • jquerynpmfrom 1.2.1 · fixed in 1.9.0
  • jQueryNuGetfrom 1.2.1 · fixed in 1.9.0
  • jquery-railsRubyGemsall versions · fixed in 2.2.0
  • org.webjars.npm:jqueryMavenfrom 1.2.1 · fixed in 1.9.0
  • pcsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 0.10.10-4.el8.almaand 1 other package

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-7656 Red Hat Product Security37 products fixed · 215 known affected

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

    jquery as a component of Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 · pcp-collector as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · pcp-conf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

  • ICSA-22-097-01 CISA2 known affected

    Pepperl+Fuchs WirelessHART-Gateway

    WHA-GW-F2D2-0-AS- Z2-ETH: Versions 3.0.7 3.0.8 3.0.9 · WHA-GW-F2D2-0-AS- Z2-ETH.EIP: Versions 3.0.7 3.0.8 3.0.9

  • RHSA-2021:4142 Red Hat Product Security16 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: pcs security, bug fix, and enhancement update

  • RHSA-2020:4211 Red Hat Product Security21 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AMQ Interconnect 1.9.0 release and security update

Full record on NVD

Description

jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "<script>" HTML tags that contain a whitespace character, i.e: "</script >", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed.

Technical details

Published
2020-05-19
Exploit-DB
EDB-52141

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7656?

jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "<script>" HTML tags that contain a whitespace character, i.e: "</script >", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed.

Is CVE-2020-7656 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-7656 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 6.4% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-7656?

CVE-2020-7656 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM severity).

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