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Fencer Vulns
low 3.1

CVE-2021-23472 json

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

published 2021-11-03 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-mw6q-98mp-g8g8 , EUVD-2021-2370

cvss
3.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

This affects versions before 1.19.1 of package bootstrap-table. A type confusion vulnerability can lead to a bypass of input sanitization when the input provided to the escapeHTML function is an array (instead of a string) even if the escape attribute is set.

Patch / fix

  • bootstrap-table bootstrap_table 1.19.1

Exploit prediction

2.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • security.snyk.io https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-BOOTSTRAPTABLE-1657597 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-BOOTSTRAPTABLE-1657597 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBWENZHIXIN-1910687 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1910688 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1910689 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1910690 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub 3.1 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm bootstrap-table
<=1.19.0
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • n/a bootstrap-table

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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