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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in bootstrap

CVE-2024-6485

  • bootstrap
  • org.webjars:bootstrap
  • org.webjars.bower:bootstrap
  • org.webjars.bower:github-com-twbs-bootstrap
  • org.webjars.bowergithub.twbs:bootstrap
  • org.webjars.bower:twitter
  • org.webjars.npm:bootstrap
  • org.webjars.npm:github-com-twbs-bootstrap
  • org.webjars.npm:twitter-bootstrap-3.0.0
  • org.webjars.npm:twitter-bootstrap
Medium
6.4/10

Summary

A security vulnerability has been discovered in the package bootstrap that could enable Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The vulnerability is associated with the data-loading-text attribute within the button plugin. This vulnerability can be exploited by injecting malicious JavaScript code into the attribute, which would then be executed when the button's loading state is triggered. this vulnerability affect 2.0.0 through 3.4.1.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • LOW

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published