jQuery Outdated

Introduction

If the jquery used on the website is out-of-date, Since this is an old version of the software, it may be vulnerable to attacks. So upgrade the installation of jQuery to the latest stable version is must.

How to Test

Method 1:

Open the browser Console and give a command console.log(jQuery().jquery); then we can see the version of jquery.

Method 2:

We can use the browser extension called Wappalyzer to view the version of jquery.

Here is a link to download for Chrome and Firefox.

Solution

1. Upgrade your jQuery version to latest version.

   • Remove the lower version of jquery in the application. Check here to know the latest version of jQuery.

   • Add jQuery 3.4.1 & jQuery migrate 3.1.0.

   • Rectify any broken code and plugin

2. Upgrade all the JQuery plugins to latest

References

1. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-9978

2. https://code.jquery.com/