GHSA-gpqq-952q-5327

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    GHSA-gpqq-952q-5327

    Published: 26 Oct 2021Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

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

    Details: ### 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.

    References: https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-gpqq-952q-5327, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41184, https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/effa323f1505f2ce7a324e4f429fa9032c72f280, https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-09, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html, https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2022-001, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211118-0004, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SNXA7XRKGINWSUIPIZ6ZBCTV6N3KSHES, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SGSY236PYSFYIEBRGDERLA7OSY6D7XL4, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/O74SXYY7RGXREQDQUDQD4BPJ4QQTD2XQ, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NXIUUBRVLA4E7G7MMIKCEN75YN7UFERW, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HVKIOWSXL2RF2ULNAP7PHESYCFSZIJE3, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SNXA7XRKGINWSUIPIZ6ZBCTV6N3KSHES, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SGSY236PYSFYIEBRGDERLA7OSY6D7XL4, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O74SXYY7RGXREQDQUDQD4BPJ4QQTD2XQ, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXIUUBRVLA4E7G7MMIKCEN75YN7UFERW, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HVKIOWSXL2RF2ULNAP7PHESYCFSZIJE3, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00040.html, https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui, https://blog.jqueryui.com/2021/10/jquery-ui-1-13-0-released, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/37

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: jquery-ui

    Purl: pkg:npm/jquery-ui

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.13.0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Integrity
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