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Vulnerability details: VCID-qceg-ajt8-jfct
Vulnerability ID VCID-qceg-ajt8-jfct
Aliases CVE-2024-6531
GHSA-vc8w-jr9v-vj7f
Summary Bootstrap Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability 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 <a> tag due to inadequate sanitization. This vulnerability could potentially enable attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript within the victim's browser.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00066 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-6531
cvssv3 6.4 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vc8w-jr9v-vj7f
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vc8w-jr9v-vj7f
cvssv3.1 6.4 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/bootstrap/CVE-2024-6531.yml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/bootstrap/CVE-2024-6531.yml
cvssv3.1 6.4 https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap
cvssv3.1 6.4 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00021.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00021.html
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6531
cvssv3.1 6.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6531
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6531
cvssv3.1 6.4 https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-6531
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-6531
ssvc Track https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-6531
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-6531
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-6531
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/bootstrap/CVE-2024-6531.yml
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00021.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6531
https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-6531
1084059 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1084059
cpe:2.3:a:getbootstrap:bootstrap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:getbootstrap:bootstrap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-vc8w-jr9v-vj7f https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vc8w-jr9v-vj7f
USN-7556-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/7556-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/bootstrap/CVE-2024-6531.yml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00021.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6531
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6531
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-6531
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-07-11T18:59:20Z/ Found at https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-6531
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.20992
EPSS Score 0.00066
Published At June 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-01T12:10:56.471401+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/07/GHSA-vc8w-jr9v-vj7f/GHSA-vc8w-jr9v-vj7f.json 36.1.3