# CVE-2015-1840: jquery-rails and jquery-ujs subject to Exposure of Sensitive Information

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-1840-jquery-rails-and-jquery-ujs-subject-to-exposure-of-sensitive  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-10-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2015-1840 · Severity: info · Published 2017-10-24

jquery-rails and jquery-ujs subject to Exposure of Sensitive Information

Technologies: [jquery-rails (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/jquery-rails). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/rubygems).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2015-1840 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-1840 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2015-1840?** Informational severity, published 24 October 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** jquery-rails (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.1.3; jquery-ujs (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2015-1840?** Yes. jquery-rails (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.1.3 or later; jquery-ujs (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.0.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2015-1840?** Check whether you run jquery-rails (RubyGems) or jquery-ujs (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- jquery-rails (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.1.3 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update jquery-rails
  ```

- jquery-ujs (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.0.4 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update jquery-ujs
  ```


## Affected products

- jquery-rails (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.1.3
- jquery-ujs (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2015-1840
- GHSA-4whc-pp4x-9pf3

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