CVE-2021-43862

jQuery Terminal Emulator is a plugin for creating command line interpreters in your applications. Versions prior to 2.31.1 contain a low impact and limited cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The code for XSS payload is always visible, but an attacker can use other techniques to hide the code the victim sees. If the application uses the `execHash` option and executes code from URL, the attacker can use this URL to execute their code. The scope is limited because the javascript attribute used is added to span tag, so no automatic execution like with `onerror` on images is possible. This issue is fixed in version 2.31.1. As a workaround, the user can use formatting that wrap whole user input and its no op. The code for this workaround is available in the GitHub Security Advisory. The fix will only work when user of the library is not using different formatters (e.g. to highlight code in different way).

jQuery Terminal Emulator is a plugin for creating command line interpreters in your applications. Versions prior to 2.31.1 contain a low impact and limited cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The code for XSS payload is always visible, but an attacker can use other techniques to hide the code the victim sees. If the application uses the `execHash` option and executes code from URL, the attacker can use this URL to execute their code. The scope is limited because the javascript attribute used is added to span tag, so no automatic execution like with `onerror` on images is possible. This issue is fixed in version 2.31.1. As a workaround, the user can use formatting that wrap whole user input and its no op. The code for this workaround is available in the GitHub Security Advisory. The fix will only work when user of the library is not using different formatters (e.g. to highlight code in different way).

### Impact This is low impact and limited XSS, because code for XSS payload is always visible, but attacker can use other techniques to hide the code the victim sees. Also if the application use execHash option and execute code from URL the attacker can use this URL to execute his code. The scope is limited because the javascript code inside html attribute used is added to span tag, so no automatic execution like with `onerror` on images is possible. ### Patches Fixed version 2.31.1 ### Workarounds The user can use formatting that wrap whole user input and it's no op. ```javascript $.terminal.new_formatter([/([\s\S]+)/g, '[[;;]$1]']); ``` The fix will only work when user of the library is not using different formatters (e.g. to highlight code in different way). ### References The issue was reported here [jcubic/jquery.terminal#727](https://github.com/jcubic/jquery.terminal/issues/727) ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [jcubic/jquery.terminal](https://github.com/jcubic/jquery.terminal) * Email us at [jcubic@onet.pl](mailto:jcubic@onet.pl)

### Impact This is low impact and limited XSS, because code for XSS payload is always visible, but attacker can use other techniques to hide the code the victim sees. Also if the application use execHash option and execute code from URL the attacker can use this URL to execute his code. The scope is limited because the javascript code inside html attribute used is added to span tag, so no automatic execution like with `onerror` on images is possible. ### Patches Fixed version 2.31.1 ### Workarounds The user can use formatting that wrap whole user input and it's no op. ```javascript $.terminal.new_formatter([/([\s\S]+)/g, '[[;;]$1]']); ``` The fix will only work when user of the library is not using different formatters (e.g. to highlight code in different way). ### References The issue was reported here [jcubic/jquery.terminal#727](https://github.com/jcubic/jquery.terminal/issues/727) ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [jcubic/jquery.terminal](https://github.com/jcubic/jquery.terminal) * Email us at [jcubic@onet.pl](mailto:jcubic@onet.pl)

jQuery Terminal Emulator es un plugin para crear intérpretes de línea de comandos en sus aplicaciones. Las versiones anteriores a 2.31.1 contienen una vulnerabilidad de tipo cross-site scripting (XSS) de bajo impacto y limitada. El código de la carga útil de tipo XSS es siempre visible, pero un atacante puede usar otras técnicas para ocultar el código que visualiza la víctima. Si la aplicación usa la opción "execHash" y ejecuta código desde la URL, el atacante puede usar esta URL para ejecutar su código. El alcance es limitado porque el atributo javascript usado es añadido a la etiqueta span, por lo que no es posible una ejecución automática como con "onerror" en imágenes. Este problema se ha corregido en versión 2.31.1. Como solución, el usuario puede usar un formato que envuelva toda la entrada del usuario y que no sea op. El código de esta solución está disponible en el aviso de seguridad de GitHub. La corrección sólo funcionará cuando el usuario de la biblioteca no esté usando diferentes formateadores (por ejemplo, para resaltar el código de manera diferente).