Cross-site scripting in jquery-validation
Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Versions of the package jquery-validation before 1.20.0 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in the showLabel() function, which may take input from a user-controlled placeholder value. This value will populate a message via $.validator.messages in a user localizable dictionary.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00359 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial jquery-validation: 1.20.0jquery-validation (npm): 1.20.0Red Hat: 3 without a fix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | jquery-validation | before 1.20.0 | 1.20.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | jquery-validation (npm) | before 1.20.0 | 1.20.0 | Patch available | GHSA-rrj2-ph5q-jxw2 |
- jquery-validation Vendor— Affected before 1.20.0 Fixed in 1.20.0 Patch available CNA
- jquery-validation (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.20.0 Fixed in 1.20.0 Patch available GHSA-rrj2-ph5q-jxw2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA jquery-validation Fixed in 1.20.0
- Fix · GHSA-rrj2-ph5q-jxw2 jquery-validation (npm) Fixed in 1.20.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-3573
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrj2-ph5q-jxw2
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-3573 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-3573 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rrj2-ph5q-jxw2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-3573 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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