6.1

CVE-2018-18405: jquery

Modified
Published 22-04-2020Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-18405 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in jquery. EPSS estimates a 1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.66%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-04-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

jQuery v2.2.2 allows XSS via a crafted onerror attribute of an IMG element. NOTE: this vulnerability has been reported to be spam entry

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.66% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Jquery1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

4 links