CVE-2024-6531
Withdrawn Advisory: Bootstrap Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Reported by herodevs · Published July 11, 2024
bootstrap.sass is fixed in 5.0.0 (NuGet)
This was not a security issue in Bootstrap. Bootstrap’s JavaScript is not intended to sanitize unsafe or intentionally dangerous HTML. As such, the reported behavior fell outside the scope of Bootstrap’s security model, and the associated CVE has been rescinded.
EPSS 0.07% · 22.6th percentile
Fixed versions
Upgrade to a fixed version or later. Language registries are listed first, then Linux distributions, then vendor products.
| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bootstrap.sass | NuGet | 5.0.0 |
| bootstrap | NuGet | 5.0.0 |
| bootstrap | RubyGems | 5.0.0 |
| org.webjars.npm:bootstrap | Maven Central | 5.0.0 |
| bootstrap | npm | 5.0.0 |
| org.webjars:bootstrap | Maven Central | 5.0.0 |
| twbs/bootstrap | Packagist | 5.0.0 |
| twitter-bootstrap4 | Debian:13 | 4.6.1+dfsg1-5 |
| twitter-bootstrap4 | Debian:12 | 4.6.1+dfsg1-4+deb12u1 |
| twitter-bootstrap4 | Debian:11 | 4.5.2+dfsg1-8~deb11u2 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NuGet | bootstrap | 0 |
| RubyGems | bootstrap | 0 |
| Maven | org.webjars:bootstrap | 0 |
| twbs | bootstrap | 0 |
| NuGet | bootstrap.sass | 0 |
| Maven | org.webjars.npm:bootstrap | 0 |
| npm | bootstrap | 0 |
Timeline
- Jul 11, 2024 CVE Published
- Jul 12, 2024 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 4, 2026 CVE Updated
- Mar 20, 2026 Security Advisory (4 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 18, 2026 PoC Published
- Oct 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (3 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6531 advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vc8w-jr9v-vj7f advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/bootstrap/CVE-2024-6531.yml advisory
- https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00021.html url
- https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-6531 url