CVE-2025-3573 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-3573: Versions of the package jquery-validation before 1.20.0 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in the showLabel() function, which may take input from a user-controlled placeholder value. This value will populate a message via $.validator.messages in a user localizable dictionary.

Affects 1 Linux release across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-3573 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

kalkun→ fixed in0.8.3.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y kalkun
```
phpmyadmin→ fixed in4:5.2.2-really+dfsg-1+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpmyadmin
```

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