CVE-2020-11023

jQuery Manager for WordPress <= 1.10.4 & jQuery Migrate Helper <= 1.4.1- Running Vulnerable Dependency

2020-07-20 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.10.5
Affected Plugin: jQuery Manager for WordPress
Affected Version: <= 1.10.4
CVSS: 6.5Medium
Weakness type: CWE-1395 · Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component
CVE: CVE-2020-11023

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At a glance

CVE-2020-11023 is a medium-severity Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component vulnerability in the jQuery Manager for WordPress WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.10.4. It carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 1.10.5; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2020.

Vulnerability Overview

The jQuery Manager for WordPress plugin for WordPress is running a vulnerable version of jQuery in all versions up to, and including, 1.10.4 and the Enable jQuery Migrate Helper for WordPress is running a vulnerable version of jQuery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to malicious web scripts, though it is not verified that the plugin is exploitable through CVE-2020-11023.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-1395: Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component

The product has a dependency on a third-party component that contains one or more known vulnerabilities.

Remediation

Update to version 1.10.5, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: jQuery Manager for WordPress 1.10.5 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11023 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/21a27a8b-f599-42b9-9439-4456995dd3fe https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11023

CVSS Vector

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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