CVE-2018-14040

bootstrap: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in the collapse data-parent attribute

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In Bootstrap before 4.1.2, XSS is possible in the collapse data-parent attribute.

En Bootstrap en versiones anteriores a la 4.1.2, es posible Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) en el atributo collapse data-parent.

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 is a platform for Java applications based on the WildFly application runtime. This release of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.9 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.8, and includes bug fixes and enhancements. See the Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.9 Release Notes for information about the most significant bug fixes and enhancements included in this release. Issues addressed include code execution, cross site scripting, denial of service, deserialization, memory exhaustion, and server-side request forgery vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-05-07 First Exploit
2018-07-13 CVE Reserved
2018-07-13 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-05-04 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (23)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152787/dotCMS-5.1.1-Vulnerable-Dependencies.html	X_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156743/OctoberCMS-Insecure-Dependencies.html	X_refsource_misc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/10	Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/11	Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/13	Mailing List
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/26423	Issue Tracking
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/52e0e6b5df827ee7f1e68f7cc3babe61af3b2160f5d74a85469b7b0e%40%3Cdev.superset.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3dc0cac8d856bca02bd6997355d7ff83027dcfc82f8646a29b89b714%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00027.html	Mailing List
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/18	Mailing List
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html	X_refsource_misc
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-14	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/ossf-cve-benchmark/CVE-2018-14040	2018-05-07
https://github.com/Snorlyd/https-nj.gov---CVE-2018-14040	2022-05-23
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/26625	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/26630	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://blog.getbootstrap.com/2018/07/12/bootstrap-4-1-2	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14040	2023-03-01
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1601614	2023-03-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Getbootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap"		Bootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap"				< 3.4.0 Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap" and version " < 3.4.0"		-		Affected
Getbootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap"		Bootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap"				>= 4.0.0 < 4.1.2 Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap" and version " >= 4.0.0 < 4.1.2"		-		Affected
Getbootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap"		Bootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap" and version "4.0.0"		alpha		Affected
Getbootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap"		Bootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap" and version "4.0.0"		alpha2		Affected
Getbootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap"		Bootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap" and version "4.0.0"		alpha3		Affected
Getbootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap"		Bootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap" and version "4.0.0"		alpha4		Affected
Getbootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap"		Bootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap" and version "4.0.0"		alpha5		Affected
Getbootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap"		Bootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap" and version "4.0.0"		alpha6		Affected
Getbootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap"		Bootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap" and version "4.0.0"		beta		Affected
Getbootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap"		Bootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap" and version "4.0.0"		beta2		Affected
Getbootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap"		Bootstrap Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Getbootstrap" for product "Bootstrap" and version "4.0.0"		beta3		Affected