In Bootstrap before 3.4.0, XSS is possible in the tooltip data-viewport attribute.
- Published
- Jan 9, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.8% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Action score
25
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.8%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| getbootstrap | bootstrap | cpe:2.3:a:getbootstrap:bootstrap |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- getbootstrap bootstrapbefore 3.4.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | custodia | before 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 | 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-custodia | before 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 | 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-jwcrypto | before 0.5.0-1.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b | 0.5.0-1.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-jwcrypto | before 0.5.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 | 0.5.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-jwcrypto | before 0.5.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 | 0.5.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-kdcproxy | before 0.4-5.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 | 0.4-5.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-pyusb | before 1.0.0-9.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 | 1.0.0-9.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-pyusb | before 1.0.0-9.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b | 1.0.0-9.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-pyusb | before 1.0.0-9.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 | 1.0.0-9.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-qrcode | before 5.1-12.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b | 5.1-12.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-qrcode | before 5.1-12.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 | 5.1-12.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-qrcode | before 5.1-12.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 | 5.1-12.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-qrcode-core | before 5.1-12.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 | 5.1-12.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-qrcode-core | before 5.1-12.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b | 5.1-12.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-qrcode-core | before 5.1-12.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 | 5.1-12.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-yubico | before 1.3.2-9.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 | 1.3.2-9.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-yubico | before 1.3.2-9.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b | 1.3.2-9.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-yubico | before 1.3.2-9.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 | 1.3.2-9.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 |
| Debian:12 | twitter-bootstrap3 | before 3.4.0+dfsg-1 | 3.4.0+dfsg-1 |
| Maven | org.webjars:bootstrap | before 3.4.0 | 3.4.0 |
| Maven | org.webjars:bootstrap | before 3.4.0 | 3.4.0 |
| Maven | org.webjars:bootstrap | before 3.4.0 | 3.4.0 |
| Maven | org.webjars:bootstrap | before 3.4.0 | 3.4.0 |
| npm | bootstrap | before 3.4.0 | 3.4.0 |
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Same product
getbootstrap: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-8331In Bootstrap before 3.4.1 and 4.3.x before 4.3.1, XSS is possible in the tooltip or popover data-template attribute.29Monitor
- CVE-2018-20677In Bootstrap before 3.4.0, XSS is possible in the affix configuration target property.25Monitor
- CVE-2016-10735In Bootstrap 3.x before 3.4.0 and 4.x-beta before 4.0.0-beta.2, XSS is possible in the data-target attribute, a different vulnerability than25Monitor
- CVE-2018-14042In Bootstrap before 4.1.2, XSS is possible in the data-container property of tooltip.25Monitor
- CVE-2018-14041In Bootstrap before 4.1.2, XSS is possible in the data-target property of scrollspy.25Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| almalinux:custodia | 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-custodia | 0.6.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-jwcrypto | 0.5.0-1.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-kdcproxy | 0.4-5.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-pyusb | 1.0.0-9.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-qrcode | 5.1-12.module_el8.6.0+2881+2f24dc92 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-qrcode-core | 5.1-12.module_el8.6.0+2737+7e73ea90 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:python3-yubico | 1.3.2-9.module_el8.5.0+2641+983b221b · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:twitter-bootstrap3 | 3.4.0+dfsg-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.webjars:bootstrap | 3.4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| npm:bootstrap | 3.4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| npm:bootstrap-sass | 3.4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| NuGet:bootstrap | 3.4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:twbs/bootstrap | 3.4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ipa | 0:4.6.8-5.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ipa-client | 0:4.6.8-5.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ipa-client-common | 0:4.6.8-5.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ipa-common | 0:4.6.8-5.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ipa-debuginfo | 0:4.6.8-5.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ipa-python-compat | 0:4.6.8-5.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ipa-server | 0:4.6.8-5.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ipa-server-common | 0:4.6.8-5.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ovirt-engine-api-explorer | 0:0.0.4-1.el7ev · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ovirt-engine-ui-extensions | 0:1.0.10-1.el7ev · Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:python2-ipaclient | 0:4.6.8-5.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:python2-ipalib | 0:4.6.8-5.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:custodia | 0:0.6.0-3.module+el8.4.0+429+6bd33fea · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:python-jwcrypto | 0:0.5.0-1.module+el8.4.0+429+6bd33fea · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:python-kdcproxy | 0:0.4-5.module+el8.3.0+244+0b2ae752 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:python-qrcode | 0:5.1-12.module+el8.4.0+429+6bd33fea · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
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Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-22-0174 · Feb 25, 2022(Mitsubishi Electric Bildirimi)
- TR-21-0409 · May 26, 2021(IBM Güvenlik Bülteni Yayınladı)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:1076
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:1570
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1456
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3023
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0132
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0133
- blog.getbootstrap.com/2018/12/13/bootstrap-3-4-0/
- github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/27044
- github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/27915#issuecomment-452140906
- github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/27915#issuecomment-452196628
- github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/27047
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-14
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.