Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1, a release-candidate build. Certain mixed-case boolean attribute lookups can cause infinite recursion and exhaust the JavaScript call stack, producing denial of service in affected pages. The bundle does not show active exploitation or broad product impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as a low-priority cleanup unless a production system still ships jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1. The main business risk is page instability or user-facing denial of service, with no active exploitation evidence in the bundle.
Technical view
The issue is tied to removal of attribute-name lowercasing in jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1. Boolean attribute getters using mixed-case names may recurse until the stack limit is exceeded. The available evidence names only this jQuery pre-release and references the upstream issue and pull request.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to applications that shipped jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1 and execute affected mixed-case boolean attribute getter paths. Organizations using stable jQuery versions are not shown as affected by this bundle.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV is false, and the provided sources do not claim active exploitation. The bundle describes a denial-of-service condition, not code execution, data theft, or privilege escalation.
Researcher notes
The record lacks CVSS, CWE mapping, and explicit fixed-version details. Validate impact against actual deployed jQuery artifacts, because the affected scope in the bundle is narrow and pre-release-specific.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory web assets and packages for jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1.
- Move off the release-candidate build using official jQuery guidance.
- Review upstream issue #3133 and pull request #3134 for fix context.
- Regression test pages using boolean attribute getters after updating.
Validation and detection
- Check dependency manifests and bundled frontend assets for the exact jQuery version.
- Confirm production pages do not load jQuery 3.0.0-rc.1.
- Review frontend code for mixed-case boolean attribute getter usage.
- Run browser regression tests for affected UI flows.
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/3133CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:jquery:20160529CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/jquery/jquery/pull/3134CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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