USN-7569-1: Dojo vulnerabilities

Publication date

16 June 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Dojo.


Packages

  • dojo - Modular JavaScript library

Details

It was discovered that Dojo did not correctly handle DataGrids. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-15494)

It was discovered that Dojo was vulnerable to prototype pollution. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-23450)

Jonathan Leitschuh discovered that Dojo did not correctly sanitize
certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute a
cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2019-10785, CVE-2020-4051)

It was discovered that Dojo did not correctly handle DataGrids. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-15494)

It was discovered that Dojo was vulnerable to prototype pollution. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-23450)

Jonathan Leitschuh discovered that Dojo did not correctly sanitize
certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute a
cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2019-10785, CVE-2020-4051)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy libjs-dojo-core –  1.15.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
libjs-dojo-dijit –  1.15.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
libjs-dojo-dojox –  1.15.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
shrinksafe –  1.15.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal libjs-dojo-core –  1.15.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libjs-dojo-dijit –  1.15.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libjs-dojo-dojox –  1.15.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
shrinksafe –  1.15.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial libjs-dojo-core –  1.10.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libjs-dojo-dijit –  1.10.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libjs-dojo-dojox –  1.10.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  

Reduce your security exposure

Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.


Have additional questions?

Talk to a member of the team ›