#VU97688 Cross-site scripting in Bootstrap - CVE-2024-6485

Vulnerability identifier: #VU97688

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6485

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Bootstrap
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor: Bootstrap

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via a data-*-text attribute (i.e. data-complete-text) associated with a button’s state feature. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Bootstrap: 2.0.0 - 2.3.2, 3.0.0 rc1 - 3.4.1

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External links
https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-6485

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.