# CVE-2024-6484: Bootstrap XSS vulnerability in carousel component (withdrawn)

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-6484-bootstrap-xss-vulnerability-in-carousel-component-withdrawn  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-07-11. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-6484 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-07-11

Bootstrap is a popular front-end web development framework used to build responsive websites and applications. A reported cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the carousel component was identified but later withdrawn, as Bootstrap's security model does not include sanitization of intentionally dangerous HTML. The advisory has been officially rescinded and is not considered a security issue in Bootstrap.

Technologies: [org.webjars:bootstrap (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-webjars-bootstrap), [bootstrap (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/bootstrap), [bootstrap-sass (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/bootstrap-sass), [twbs/bootstrap (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/twbs-bootstrap). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven), [npm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/npm), [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-6484 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-6484 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-6484?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 11 July 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.webjars:bootstrap (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,last_affected=3.4.1; org.webjars.npm:bootstrap (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,last_affected=3.4.1; bootstrap (npm) SEMVER:introduced=2.0.0,last_affected=3.4.1; bootstrap-sass (npm) SEMVER:introduced=2.0.0,last_affected=3.4.3; and 1 more.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-6484?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-6484 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-6484?** Check whether you run org.webjars:bootstrap (Maven), org.webjars.npm:bootstrap (Maven), bootstrap (npm) or one of the others listed at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The reported vulnerability involved an alleged XSS flaw in Bootstrap's carousel component where data-slide and data-slide-to attributes could be exploited through the href attribute of anchor tags due to inadequate HTML sanitization. However, this advisory was withdrawn because Bootstrap's JavaScript is not designed to sanitize unsafe HTML—this falls outside the framework's security model. The CVE associated with this report (CVE-2024-6484) has been officially rescinded by the original reporters. No patch or mitigation is required.

## Affected products

- Bootstrap Bootstrap 2.0.0 through 3.4.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-6484
- GHSA-9mvj-f7w8-pvh2

## Timeline

- 2024-07-11: disclosed: Advisory published (GHSA-9mvj-f7w8-pvh2, CVE-2024-6484)
- 2025-09-11: other: Advisory withdrawn; determined to not be a vulnerability in Bootstrap

## References

- [https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/bootstrap-sass/CVE-2024-6484.yml](https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/bootstrap-sass/CVE-2024-6484.yml)

## Related threats

- [Bootstrap Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in its Popover and Tooltip Components](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-1647-bootstrap-cross-site-scripting-in-popover-and-tooltip)
- [Bootstrap XSS vulnerability in carousel component](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-6531-bootstrap-xss-vulnerability-in-carousel-component)
- [Bootstrap Cross-Site Scripting in data-* attributes](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-6485-bootstrap-cross-site-scripting-in-data-attributes)
- [Bootstrap XSS in tooltip and popover plugins](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-8331-bootstrap-xss-in-tooltip-and-popover-plugins)
- [Bootstrap XSS in tooltip and popover data-template attribute](https://junglewise.ai/threats/bootstrap-xss-in-tooltip-and-popover-data-template-attribute-7ae47d11)