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title: "CVE-2020-7656\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2020-7656

Publication date 19 May 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.1 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-7656?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

jquery prior to 1.9.0 allows Cross-site Scripting attacks via the load
method. The load method fails to recognize and remove "<script>" HTML tags
that contain a whitespace character, i.e: "</script >", which results in
the enclosed script logic to be executed.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-7656?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| jquery | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-7656?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

This is likely an intrusive, backwards-incompatible change that
may break existing software. We will not be fixing this issue
in stable Ubuntu releases.

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| jquery | * Upstream:   [a938d7b](https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/a938d7b1282fc0e5c52502c225ae8f0cef219f0a) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.1 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-7656)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7656)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-7656)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-7656)

### Other references

* <https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JQUERY-569619>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7656>