Date: 
Wednesday, Feb 19th, 2025
Advisory ID: 
BACKDROP-SA-CORE-2025-005
Security risk: 
Moderately Critical
Vulnerability: 
Cross Site Scripting
Versions affected: 
  • Bootstrap Lite theme, 1.x versions prior to 1.x-1.4.5.

 

Description: 

The Bootstrap Lite Backdrop CMS theme doesn't sufficiently sanitize certain class names.

 

Solution: 

Upgrade your site to the most recent version of the Bootstrap Lite theme. Download available on the Bootstrap Lite 1.x-1.4.5 release page.

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