CVE-2018-14040

Public Exploit

Description

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

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.63% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory getbootstrap.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00027.html third party advisory mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/18 mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/11 mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/10 mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/13 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/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152787/dotCMS-5.1.1-Vulnerable-Dependencies.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156743/OctoberCMS-Insecure-Dependencies.html
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://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/26630 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/26423 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/26625 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://blog.getbootstrap.com/2018/07/12/bootstrap-4-1-2/ vendor advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-14

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14040?
CVE-2018-14040 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14040?
To fix CVE-2018-14040, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-14040 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-14040 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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