CVE-2024-6531: XSS in Bootstrap carousel component
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Bootstrap that exposes users to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The issue is present in the carousel component, where the data-slide and data-slide-to attributes can be exploited through the href attribute of an tag due to inadequate sanitization. This vulnerability could potentially enable attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript within the victim's browser.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-6531
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Problem Types
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')Affected Products
Vendor: Bootstrap
Product: Bootstrap
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 8.76% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-04-20 (when was this score calculated)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
SSVC Exploitation: poc
SSVC Technical Impact: partial
SSVC Automatable: false
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6531https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-6531