CVE-2018-14040

mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

2 exploits · PoC

Likely / severe?

4.13% (91st) EPSS

CVSS 4.3 · medium

Is it mine?

37 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

In Bootstrap before 4.1.2, XSS is possible in the collapse data-parent attribute.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedMES3-255C-CNcisa_csaf_ot
MES3-255C-EN: Update to v3.3.1 or later
FixedMES3-255C-DM-CNcisa_csaf_ot
MES3-255C-EN: Update to v3.3.1 or later
FixedMES3-255C-DM-ENcisa_csaf_ot
MES3-255C-EN: Update to v3.3.1 or later
FixedMES3-255C-ENcisa_csaf_ot
MES3-255C-EN: Update to v3.3.1 or later
MitigationMES3-255C-CNcisa_csaf_ot
MES3-255C-CN: Update to v3.3.1 or later
MitigationMES3-255C-DM-CNcisa_csaf_ot
MES3-255C-CN: Update to v3.3.1 or later
MitigationMES3-255C-DM-ENcisa_csaf_ot
MES3-255C-CN: Update to v3.3.1 or later
MitigationMES3-255C-ENcisa_csaf_ot
MES3-255C-CN: Update to v3.3.1 or later

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.5

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9

v3.06.1mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 2.7

v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.06.1mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · OSV

v3.05.8mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-79USprimaryCWE-400USCWE-79US

exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

Snorlyd/https-nj.gov---CVE-2018-14040Vulnearability Report of the New Jersey official sitePoC · poc_in_github
Yumeae/Bootstrap-with-XSSA poc for Bootstrap XSS(CVE-2024-6485、CVE-2016-10735、CVE-2019-8331、CVE-2018-14040)PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (37)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
F5 BIG-IPall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:f5:big-ip:-
Hitachi Ops Centerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:hitachi:ops_center:-
IBM SPSSall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:spss:modeler
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
Red Hat OpenShift container platform 4.0.51all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform_4.0.51
Hitachi Ops Center< Common Services 10.9.3-00cert_bundDE
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ≤ Streams <2.4.0cert_bundDE
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform< 7.1.9cert_bundDE
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform< 7.3.12cert_bundDE
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform< 7.3.13cert_bundDE
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform< 7.4.9cert_bundDE
MES3-255C-CN: Versions 3.0.0 to 3.3.0all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
MES3-255C-DM-CN: Versions 3.0.0 to 3.3.0all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
MES3-255C-DM-EN: Versions 3.0.0 to 3.3.0all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
MES3-255C-EN: Versions 3.0.0 to 3.3.0all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric MES3-255C-CN3.0.0 | → 3.3.0cisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric MES3-255C-DM-CN3.0.0 | → 3.3.0cisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric MES3-255C-DM-EN3.0.0 | → 3.3.0cisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric MES3-255C-EN3.0.0 | → 3.3.0cisa_csaf_otUS

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advisories (5)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-0239Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-01-31csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, ein Cross-Site-Scritping-Angriff durchzuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
WID-SEC-W-2023-0851IBM Maximo Asset Management: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Cross-Site ScriptingDeutsch2023-04-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Maximo Asset Management ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2023-1369IBM Business Automation Workflow: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Cross-Site ScriptingDeutsch2023-06-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Business Automation Workflow ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
GHSA-3wqf-4x89-9g79Bootstrap vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
In Bootstrap starting in version 2.3.0 and prior to 3.4.0, as well as 4.x before 4.1.2, XSS is possible in the collapse data-parent attribute.
ICSA-22-055-02Mitsubishi Electric EcoWebServerIII2022-02-24icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow information to be disclosed, tampered with, or result in a denial-of-service condition.

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cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund cisa_csaf_ot osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2018-07-13modified 2026-06-17

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