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title: "CVE-2024-6485\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2024-6485

Publication date 11 July 2024

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.4 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-6485?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| twitter-bootstrap3 | 25.04 plucky | Fixed 3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.25.04.1 |
| 24.10 oracular | Fixed 3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.24.10.1 |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.24.04.1 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 3.4.1+dfsg-2+deb11u2build0.22.04.1 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 3.3.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 3.3.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

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## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.4 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.4 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-6485)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6485)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-6485)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-6485)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-7556-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7556-1)
+ Bootstrap vulnerabilities
+ 5 June 2025

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6485>
* <https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-6485>