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GHSA-gpqq-952q-5327

XSS in the `of` option of the `.position()` util in jquery-ui

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Moderate CVE-2021-41184

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
npm jquery-ui < 1.13.0 1.13.0
Maven org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui < 1.13.0 1.13.0
NuGet jQuery.UI.Combined < 1.13.0 1.13.0
RubyGems jquery-ui-rails < 7.0.0 7.0.0

Details

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### Impact Accepting the value of the `of` option of the [`.position()`](https://api.jqueryui.com/position/) util from untrusted sources may execute untrusted code. For example, invoking the following code: ```js $( "#element" ).position( { my: "left top", at: "right bottom", of: "<img onerror='doEvilThing()' src='/404' />", collision: "none" } ); ``` will call the `doEvilThing()` function. ### Patches The issue is fixed in jQuery UI 1.13.0. Any string value passed to the `of` option is now treated as a CSS selector. ### Workarounds A workaround is to not accept the value of the `of` option from untrusted sources. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, search for a relevant issue in [the jQuery UI repo](https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/issues). If you don't find an answer, open a new issue.

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