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TI-2021-19668 Aliases CVE-2021-43862GHSA-x9r5-jxvq-4387

Self XSS on user input

Priority LOW 27CWE-80Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-80.

Summary

jQuery Terminal Emulator is a plugin for creating command line interpreters in your applications. Versions prior to 2.31.1 contain a low impact and limited cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The code for XSS payload is always visible, but an attacker can use other techniques to hide the code the victim sees. If the application uses the `execHash` option and executes code from URL, the attacker can use this URL to execute their code. The scope is limited because the javascript attribute used is added to span tag, so no automatic execution like with `onerror` on images is possible. This issue is fixed in version 2.31.1. As a workaround, the user can use formatting that wrap whole user input and its no op. The code for this workaround is available in the GitHub Security Advisory. The fix will only work when user of the library is not using different formatters (e.g. to highlight code in different way).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01071 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed jquery.terminal (jcubic): 2.31.1jquery.terminal (npm): 2.31.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
jcubicjquery.terminalbefore 2.31.12.31.1Patch availableCNA
—jquery.terminal (npm)before 2.31.12.31.1Patch availableGHSA-x9r5-jxvq-4387
  • jquery.terminal Vendorjcubic Affected before 2.31.1 Fixed in 2.31.1 Patch available CNA
  • jquery.terminal (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.31.1 Fixed in 2.31.1 Patch available GHSA-x9r5-jxvq-4387

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jquery.terminal_project:jquery.terminal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.31.1VulnerableJquery.terminal Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:jquery.terminal_project:jquery.terminal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.31.1 Vulnerable ·Jquery.terminal Project

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA jquery.terminal (jcubic) Fixed in 2.31.1
  • Fix · GHSA-x9r5-jxvq-4387 jquery.terminal (npm) Fixed in 2.31.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43862
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9r5-jxvq-4387

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