CVE-2015-9251

jQuery before 3.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks when a cross-domain Ajax request is performed without the dataType option, causing text/javascript responses to be executed.

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CVSS v3.1

6.1 MEDIUM

EPSS

29.7%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

sources referencing this CVE

EPSS Trend

Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 7, 2026

● 0.00pp

29.7% → 29.7% over 7 tracked changes

CVSS v3.1 Detail

Attack VectorNETWORK

Attack ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

ScopeCHANGED

ConfidentialityLOW

IntegrityLOW

AvailabilityNONE

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Connections

26 relationships

CWE-79

source

Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Jan 18, 2018

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024

Public PoC (4)

github.com/halkichi0308/CVE-2015-9251 github.com/moften/CVE-2015-9251 github.com/hackgiver/CVE-2015-9251 github.com/rox-11/xss

Unverified third-party code — review before executing.