[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37110: Update to jQuery 3.*

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#37110: Update to jQuery 3.*
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 Reporter:  jorbin                               |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)                       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
                                                 |  Release
Component:  External Libraries                   |     Version:
 Severity:  critical                             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  early has-patch needs-testing        |     Focuses:  javascript
  needs-dev-note needs-screenshots needs-        |
  refresh                                        |
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Comment (by archon810):

 Lighthouse reports:
 {{{
 Library Version    Vulnerability Count   Highest Severity
 jQuery at 1.12.4      2                     Medium
 jQuery UI at 1.11.4   1                     High
 }}}

 We're getting penalized for something that should have been done in core a
 long time ago.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37110#comment:100>
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