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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-7656

jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed.

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CVE-2020-7656
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1 Nov 2026, 06:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-7656

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 May 2020, 21:15 UTC

jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed.

osv:CVE-2020-7656
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load method. The load method fails to recognize and remove \"\", which results in the enclosed script logic to be executed.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-7656",
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    "severity": "medium",
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