bootstrap-select up to 1.13.5 OPTION Element cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in bootstrap-select up to 1.13.5 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component OPTION Element Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-20921. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in bootstrap-select up to 1.13.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component OPTION Element Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

bootstrap-select before 1.13.6 allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). It does not escape title values in OPTION elements. This may allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser.

The weakness was presented 09/30/2020 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-20921 since 09/30/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 1.13.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-0808). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • IBM Tivoli Network Manager
  • Red Hat Virtualization
  • Tenable Security Nessus

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: bootstrap-select 1.13.6

Timelineinfo

09/30/2020 🔍
09/30/2020 +0 days 🔍
10/01/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/23/2025 +1848 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-20921 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-20921
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-162068
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-0808 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2020 08:35
Updated: 10/23/2025 14:35
Changes: 10/01/2020 08:35 (37), 10/01/2020 08:40 (3), 11/13/2020 07:59 (3), 11/14/2020 21:10 (8), 11/26/2024 00:09 (27), 05/05/2025 03:03 (4), 10/23/2025 14:35 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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