Medium
Bootstrap Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting
Versions of bootstrap prior to 3.4.1 for 3.x and 4.3.1 for 4.x are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The data-template attribute of the tooltip and popover plugins lacks input sanitization and may allow attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript.
Recommendation
For bootstrap 4.x upgrade to 4.3.1 or later.
For bootstrap 3.x upgrade to 3.4.1 or later.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | twbs/bootstrap | >= 3.0.0, < 3.4.1, >= 4.0.0, < 4.3.1 | 3.4.1, 4.3.1 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.webjars:bootstrap | >= 3.0.0, < 3.4.1, >= 4.0.0, < 4.3.1 | 3.4.1, 4.3.1 |
| npm package | bootstrap | >= 4.0.0, < 4.3.1, >= 3.0.0, < 3.4.1 | 4.3.1, 3.4.1 |
| npm package | bootstrap-sass | >= 3.0.0, < 3.4.1 | 3.4.1 |
| .NET (NuGet) | bootstrap | >= 4.0.0, < 4.3.1, >= 3.0.0, < 3.4.1 | 4.3.1, 3.4.1 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Bootstrap.Less | >= 3.0.0, < 3.4.1 | 3.4.1 |
| .NET (NuGet) | bootstrap.sass | < 4.3.1 | 4.3.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8331
- https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/28236
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/52e0e6b5df827ee7f1e68f7cc3babe61af3b2160f5d74a85469b7b0e%40%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/52e0e6b5df827ee7f1e68f7cc3babe61af3b2160f5d74a85469b7b0e@%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54df3aeb4239b64b50b356f0ca6f986e3c4ca5b84c515dce077c7854%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54df3aeb4239b64b50b356f0ca6f986e3c4ca5b84c515dce077c7854@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3dc0cac8d856bca02bd6997355d7ff83027dcfc82f8646a29b89b714%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3dc0cac8d856bca02bd6997355d7ff83027dcfc82f8646a29b89b714@%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/18
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24383845
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24383845?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24383845?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227083900/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107375
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-14
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1456
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3023
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3024
- https://blog.getbootstrap.com/2019/02/13/bootstrap-4-3-1-and-3-4-1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8331
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9v3m-8fp8-mj99
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/bootstrap/CVE-2019-8331.yml
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/twitter-bootstrap-rails/CVE-2019-8331.yml
- https://github.com/seyhunak/twitter-bootstrap-rails/tree/master/app/assets/javascripts/twitter/bootstrap
- https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap
- https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/releases/tag/v3.4.1
- https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/releases/tag/v4.3.1
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/10f0f3aefd51444d1198c65f44ffdf2d78ca3359423dbc1c168c9731%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/10f0f3aefd51444d1198c65f44ffdf2d78ca3359423dbc1c168c9731@%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/17ff53f7999e74fbe3cc0ceb4e1c3b00b180b7c5afec8e978837bc49%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/17ff53f7999e74fbe3cc0ceb4e1c3b00b180b7c5afec8e978837bc49@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/52bafac05ad174000ea465fe275fd3cc7bd5c25535a7631c0bc9bfb2%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
CVSS score
6.1/10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Composer, Java / Kotlin (Maven), npm, .NET (NuGet)
- Package
twbs/bootstrap, org.webjars:bootstrap, bootstrap- Disclosed
- 22.02.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:23
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-9v3m-8fp8-mj99 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: twbs/bootstrap
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 7
- First → latest
- 09.2018 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 7
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 4
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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