XSS vulnerability that affects bootstrap (GHSA-3mgp-fx93-9xv5)

Description

In Bootstrap before 3.4.0, XSS is possible in the tooltip data-viewport attribute.

Recommendation

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

• Affected version(s): < 3.4.0
• Patched version(s): 3.4.0

References

• GHSA-3mgp-fx93-9xv5
• access.redhat.com
• lists.apache.org
• blog.getbootstrap.com
• CVE-2018-20676
• CWE-79
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

Related Issues

• Bootstrap Cross-site Scripting vulnerability (GHSA-pj7m-g53m-7638) - CVE-2018-14041
• Bootstrap Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability for data-* attributes - CVE-2024-6485
• Happy DOM: VM Context Escape can lead to Remote Code Execution - CVE-2025-61927
• Bootstrap Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in its Popover and Tooltip Components - CVE-2025-1647

Tags:

npm

bootstrap