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Ubuntu 20.04 USN-6419-1: moderate jQuery UI Code Injection and XSS Attack

Several security issues were fixed in jQuery UI.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6419-1 October 05, 2023 jqueryui vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in jQuery UI. Software Description: - jqueryui: JavaScript UI library for dynamic web applications Details: Hong Phat Ly discovered that jQuery UI did not properly manage parameters from untrusted sources, which could lead to arbitrary web script or HTML code injection. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7103) Esben Sparre Andreasen discovered that jQuery UI did not properly handle values from untrusted sources in the Datepicker widget. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack and execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-41182, CVE-2021-41183) It was discovered that jQuery UI did not properly validate values from untrusted sources. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-41184) It was discovered that the jQuery UI checkboxradio widget did not properly decode certain values from HTML entities. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack and cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-31160) Update instructions: Theproblem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libjs-jquery-ui 1.12.1+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1 node-jquery-ui 1.12.1+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): libjs-jquery-ui 1.12.1+dfsg-5ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm3 node-jquery-ui 1.12.1+dfsg-5ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm3 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): libjs-jquery-ui 1.10.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): libjs-jquery-ui 1.10.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6419-1 CVE-2016-7103, CVE-2021-41182, CVE-2021-41183, CVE-2021-41184, CVE-2022-31160 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jqueryui/1.12.1+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1 . Ensure your Ubuntu installations are patched to mitigate significant vulnerabilities within jQuery UI, safeguarding against possible security breaches.. jQuery UISecurity, Ubuntu Update, XSS Prevention, Code Injection Risks, Remote Attack Mitigation. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 05, 2023 Ubuntu