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Security checkNovember 19, 2025

Bootstrap Cross-site Scripting vulnerability - bootstrap - GHSA-pj7m-g53m-7638

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Medium severitynpmbootstrap

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Description

In Bootstrap 4.x before 4.1.2, XSS is possible in the data-target property of scrollspy. This is similar to CVE-2018-14042.

Recommendation

Update the bootstrap package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.2
  • Patched version(s): 4.1.2

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