Is bootstrap 4.1 vulnerable?

npm · 4 releases from 4.1.0 to 4.1.3 · latest bootstrap is 5.3.8 · checked 1 Nov 2026

Yes: 1 known advisory

Yes. bootstrap 4.1.3, the last 4.1 release, is affected by 1 known security advisory (1 medium), including CVE-2019-8331. 3 more affect earlier 4.1.x releases. Upgrade to 4.3.1 or later to fix all of them.

Upgrade with:npm install bootstrap@4.3.1

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Advisories affecting bootstrap 4.1.3

  • MediumCVE-2019-8331GHSA-9v3m-8fp8-mj9922 Feb 2019

    Bootstrap Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting

    Affected
    >=4.0.0 <4.3.1 · >=3.0.0 <3.4.1
    Fixed in
    3.4.1, 4.3.1

Fixed within 4.1.x, affecting earlier releases

  • MediumCVE-2018-14040GHSA-3wqf-4x89-9g7913 May 2022

    Bootstrap vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

    Affected
    >=4.0.0 <4.1.2 · >=2.3.0 <3.4.0
    Fixed in
    3.4.0, 4.1.2
  • MediumCVE-2018-14042GHSA-7mvr-5x2g-wfc813 Sept 2018

    Bootstrap Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

    Affected
    >=4.0.0 <4.1.2 · >=2.3.0 <3.4.0
    Fixed in
    3.4.0, 4.1.2
  • MediumCVE-2018-14041GHSA-pj7m-g53m-763813 Sept 2018

    Bootstrap Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

    Affected
    >=4.0.0 <4.1.2
    Fixed in
    4.1.2

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Other bootstrap versions

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