XSS in `*Text` options of the Datepicker widget in jquery-ui
### Impact Accepting the value of various `*Text` options of the Datepicker widget from untrusted sources may execute untrusted code. For example, initializing the datepicker in the following way: ```js $( "#datepicker" ).datepicker( { showButtonPanel: true, showOn: "both", closeText: "<script>doEvilThing( 'closeText XSS' )</script>", currentText: "<script>doEvilThing( 'currentText XSS' )</script>", prevText: "<script>doEvilThing( 'prevText XSS' )</script>", nextText: "<script>doEvilThing( 'nextText XSS' )</script>", buttonText: "<script>doEvilThing( 'buttonText XSS' )</script>", appendText: "<script>doEvilThing( 'appendText XSS' )</script>", } ); ``` will call `doEvilThing` with 6 different parameters coming from all `*Text` options. ### Patches The issue is fixed in jQuery UI 1.13.0. The values passed to various `*Text` options are now always treated as pure text, not HTML. ### Workarounds A workaround is to not accept the value of the `*Text` options 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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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-41183US | medium6.1 | — | ||
jQuery-UI is the official jQuery user interface library. Prior to version 1.13.0, accepting the value of various `*Text` options of the Datepicker widget from untrusted sources may… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://blog.jqueryui.com/2021/10/jquery-ui-1-13-0-releasedWEB
- https://bugs.jqueryui.com/ticket/15284WEB
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery-uiPACKAGE
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/pull/1953WEB
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/security/advisories/GHSA-j7qv-pgf6-hvh4WEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00014.htmlWEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00040.htmlWEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HVKIOWSXL2RF2ULNAP7PHESYCFSZIJE3WEB
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