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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6419-1
October 05, 2023

jqueryui vulnerabilities
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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:

The problem 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

Ubuntu 6419-1: jQuery UI vulnerabilities

October 5, 2023
Several security issues were fixed in jQuery UI.

Summary

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 arbit...

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Update Instructions

The problem 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

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6419-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jqueryui/1.12.1+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1

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