jQuery v2.2.2 allows XSS via a crafted onerror attribute of an IMG element.
Priority LOW 31CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01661 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 16 products
- CloudForms Management Engine 5
- OpenShift Service Mesh 1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15 (Stein)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16 (Train)
- Red Hat Satellite 5
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
- Red Hat Software Collections
- Red Hat Storage 3
- Red Hat Virtualization 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18405
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9p3r-vprr-2c27
References
More Jquery vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-08897 Potential XSS vulnerability in jQuery KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2020-08896 jQuery has a potential XSS vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2019-08480 jQuery before 3.4.0, as used in Drupal, Backdrop CMS, and other products, mishandles… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2015-07630 jQuery before 3.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks when a… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2016-08748 jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to removing a logic that… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-05410 jQuery before 1.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-18405 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-18405 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9p3r-vprr-2c27 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-18405 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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