jQWidgets jqx-all.js jqxBaseFramework.extend prototype pollution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
A vulnerability was determined in jQWidgets up to 24.0.1. This affects the function JQXLite.extend/jqxBaseFramework.extend of the file jqwidgets/jqx-all.js. This manipulation causes improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack can be initiated remotely. The reported GitHub issue was closed with the label "not planned".
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | jQWidgets | 24.0.0; 24.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- jQWidgets Vendor— Affected 24.0.0; 24.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jqwidgets:jqwidgets:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:jqwidgets:jqwidgets:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-78178
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhpq-pm9g-crh9
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-78178 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-78178 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hhpq-pm9g-crh9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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