CVE-2019-8331

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 16.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-02-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

In Bootstrap before 3.4.1 and 4.3.x before 4.3.1, XSS is possible in the tooltip or popover data-template attribute.

Affected products

F5 BIG-IP APM: from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
BIG-IP: from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
F5 Big-Ip Analytics: from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM): from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
BIG-IP ASM: from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
F5 BIG-IP DNS: from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway: from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service: from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager: from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
F5 Big-Ip Link Controller: from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
F5 BIG-IP (LTM): from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM): from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
F5 Big-Ip Webaccelerator: from 12.1.0 before 12.1.5.1; from 13.0.0 before 13.1.3.4; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.2.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.1.0 — fixed in 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0
Getbootstrap Bootstrap: before 3.4.1; from 4.3.0 before 4.3.1 — fixed in 3.4.1, 4.3.1
RedHat Virtualization Manager: 4.3
Tenable.sc: before 5.19.0 — fixed in 5.19.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: F5 BIG-IP APM 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0; BIG-IP 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0; F5 Big-Ip Analytics 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0; F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (AAM) 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0; BIG-IP ASM 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0; F5 BIG-IP DNS 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0; F5 Big-Ip Edge Gateway 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0; F5 Big-Ip Fraud Protection Service 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0; F5 Big-Ip Global Traffic Manager 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0; F5 Big-Ip Link Controller 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0; F5 BIG-IP (LTM) 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0; F5 Networks, Inc. BIG-IP (PEM) 12.1.5.1, 13.1.3.4, 14.1.2.5, 15.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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