7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-10707
jQuery Boolean Attribute Getter DoS Vulnerability
Description

jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to removing a logic that lowercased attribute names. Any attribute getter using a mixed-cased name for boolean attributes goes into an infinite recursion, exceeding the stack call limit.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 18, 2018, 11:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 10, 2024, 2:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-10707 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10707 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Jquery jquery
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-10707.

URL Resource
https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/3133 Exploit Patch
https://github.com/jquery/jquery/pull/3134 Issue Tracking Patch
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:jquery:20160529 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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Updated: 6 years, 5 months ago
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Born at : Sept. 28, 2015, 11:09 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-10707 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10707 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/3133 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/3133 Exploit, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jquery/jquery/pull/3134 Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/jquery/jquery/pull/3134 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CWE NIST CWE-674
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/3133 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/3133 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:jquery:20160529 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:jquery:20160529 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jquery/jquery/pull/3134 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jquery/jquery/pull/3134 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jquery:jquery:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description jQuery before 3.0.0 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to removing a logic that lowercased attribute names. Any attribute getter using a mixed-cased name for boolean attributes goes into an infinite recursion, exceeding the stack call limit. jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to removing a logic that lowercased attribute names. Any attribute getter using a mixed-cased name for boolean attributes goes into an infinite recursion, exceeding the stack call limit.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} -0.02%

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0.60680

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