CVE-2018-14041

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

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.1

CVSS 3.0

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Published · May 29, 2018

Updated · November 1, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation