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GHSA-x9r5-jxvq-4387

LowCVSS 3.7 / 10
Published Jan 6, 2022·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

This is low impact and limited XSS, because code for XSS payload is always visible, but attacker can use other techniques to hide the code the victim sees.

Also if the application use execHash option and execute code from URL the attacker can use this URL to execute his code. The scope is limited because the javascript code inside html attribute used is added to span tag, so no automatic execution like with onerror on images is possible.

Patches

Fixed version 2.31.1

Workarounds

The user can use formatting that wrap whole user input and it's no op.

$.terminal.new_formatter([/([\s\S]+)/g, '[[;;]$1]']);

The fix will only work when user of the library is not using different formatters (e.g. to highlight code in different way).

References

The issue was reported here jcubic/jquery.terminal#727

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Risk Scores
Base Score
3.7

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
3.4

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
1.04%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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