### [CVE-2012-6708](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6708)
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### Description

jQuery before 1.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The jQuery(strInput) function does not differentiate selectors from HTML in a reliable fashion. In vulnerable versions, jQuery determined whether the input was HTML by looking for the '<' character anywhere in the string, giving attackers more flexibility when attempting to construct a malicious payload. In fixed versions, jQuery only deems the input to be HTML if it explicitly starts with the '<' character, limiting exploitability only to attackers who can control the beginning of a string, which is far less common.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153237/RetireJS-CORS-Issue-Script-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161972/Linksys-EA7500-2.0.8.194281-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/catdever/watchdog
- https://github.com/ctcpip/jquery-security
- https://github.com/flipkart-incubator/watchdog
- https://github.com/rohankumardubey/watchdog
- https://github.com/safetytrick/bug-dependency-check-cve-missing