jQuery Jamboree: When Prototype Pollution and XSS Crash the Party!
Fancy breaking the internet? This jQuery exploit tutorial dives into CVE-2019-11358 and CVE-2020-7656, where prototype pollution meets XSS vulnerabilities. By exploiting old jQuery versions, attackers can inject chaos in the form of JavaScript. Remember, with great power comes great responsibility—or at least a mischievous giggle.
Hot Take:
If cyber threats were a soap opera, this jQuery exploit would be the dramatic plot twist everyone saw coming. A classic tale of trust, betrayal, and a few pop-up alerts to keep things spicy!
Key Points:
- Two jQuery vulnerabilities: CVE-2019-11358 (Prototype Pollution) and CVE-2020-7656 (XSS).
- Targeted jQuery versions are less than 3.4.X, specifically 3.3.1.
- Attackers can inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in browsers through these exploits.
- The exploit involves loading vulnerable jQuery scripts and injecting malicious content.
- Tested on operating systems like Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04, and browsers like Chrome 120 and Firefox 112.
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