CVE-2024-6485: XSS in Bootstrap button component

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A security vulnerability has been discovered in bootstrap that could enable Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The vulnerability is associated with the data-loading-text attribute within the button plugin. This vulnerability can be exploited by injecting malicious JavaScript code into the attribute, which would then be executed when the button's loading state is triggered.

Affected products

Getbootstrap Bootstrap: from 2.0.0 through 3.4.1

References

https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-6485
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00020.html
https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-6485

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