Description
Cytrix has detected that the version of jQuery UI being used is vulnerable to Cross-site scripting (XSS).
This can be done by abusing the jquery.ui.tooltip.js. Also known as CVE-2012-6662.
By abusing the jquery.ui.tooltip.js in the Tooltip widget in jQuery UI, remote attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts or any HTML.
This is done via the title attribute, which is not properly handled in the autocomplete combo box demo.
Severity/Score
CVSS Version 2.0 – 4.3 Medium
Recommendation
To fix CVE-2012-6662, update the version of the jQuery UI being used.
Make sure its version is 1.10.0 or higher.
References
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6662