Denial of Service in jquery

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

7.5 · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

• CVE-2016-10707: 3.23% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 88.28 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Affected versions of jquery use a lowercasing logic on attribute names. When given a boolean attribute with a name that contains uppercase characters, jquery enters into an infinite recursion loop, exceeding the call stack limit, and resulting in a denial of service condition. Recommendation Update to version 3.0.0 or later.

Published by the source

22 Jan 2018, 13:32 UTC

Last modified by the source

2 Sep 2025, 22:35 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:37 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-mhpp-875w-9cpv

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-mhpp-875w-9cpv

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2016-10707

Advisory: Denial of Service in jquery
IDs: CVE-2016-10707, GHSA-mhpp-875w-9cpv
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2016-10707 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:37 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: jquery 3.0.0; jquery 3.0.0; org.webjars.npm:jquery 3.0.0; jquery-rails 3.0.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- NuGet jquery: affected >= 3.0.0-rc.1, <= 3.0.0-rc.1; fixed in 3.0.0
- npm jquery: affected >= 3.0.0-rc.1, <= 3.0.0-rc.1; fixed in 3.0.0
- Maven org.webjars.npm:jquery: affected >= 3.0.0-rc1, <= 3.0.0-rc1; fixed in 3.0.0
- RubyGems jquery-rails: affected >= 3.0.0-rc.1, <= 3.0.0-rc.1; fixed in 3.0.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- NuGet jquery: check the installed version with your package manager.
- `npm ls jquery --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.
- Maven org.webjars.npm:jquery: check the installed version with your package manager.
- RubyGems jquery-rails: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on jquery, org.webjars.npm:jquery, jquery-rails.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-mhpp-875w-9cpv (OSV record GHSA-mhpp-875w-9cpv lists affected ranges: npm jquery >=3.0.0-rc.1 =3.0.0-rc.1 =3.0.0-rc1 =3.0.0-rc.1 <3.0.0 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhpp-875w-9cpv (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-mhpp-875w-9cpv lists affected ranges: npm jquery >=3.0.0-rc.1 =3.0.0-rc.1 =3.0.0-rc.1 =3.0.0-rc1 <=3.0.0-rc1)

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