CVE-2018-14041

bootstrap: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in the data-target property of scrollspy

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 data-target property of scrollspy.

En Bootstrap en versiones anteriores a la 4.1.2, es posible Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) en la propiedad data-target de scrollspy.

A flaw was found in Bootstrap, where it is vulnerable to Cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the data-target property of scrollspy. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute a script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, which can lead to stealing the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

*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

2018-06-01 First Exploit
2018-07-13 CVE Reserved
2018-07-13 CVE Published
2024-03-01 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (21)

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://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/18	Mailing List
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/ossf-cve-benchmark/CVE-2018-14041	2018-06-01
https://github.com/Snorlyd/https-nj.gov---CVE-2018-14041	2022-05-23
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/26627	2024-08-05

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

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1456	2023-11-07
https://blog.getbootstrap.com/2018/07/12/bootstrap-4-1-2	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14041	2023-10-12
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1601616	2023-10-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
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