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Cross-Site Scripting in bootstrap-tagsinput

CVE-2016-1000227GHSA-v2jq-9475-r5g8

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Affected packages

  • npm bootstrap-tagsinput

    Affected
    <= 0.8.0
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
not scored
EPSS
No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

All versions of bootstrap-tagsinput are vulnerable to cross-site scripting when user input is passed into the itemTitle parameter unmodified, as the package fails to properly sanitize or encode user input for that parameter. Recommendation This package is not actively maintained, and has not seen an update since 2015. Because of this, the simplest mitigation is to avoid using the itemTitle parameter. With over 200 open issues and over 100 open pull requests as of 2/2018, it seems unlikely that the author has any intention of maintaining the module. If avoiding the use of itemTitle indefinitely is acceptable, this is a workable solution. If not, the best available mitigation is to use a fork of the module that is actively maintained and provides similar functionality. There are many such forks to choose from available on github..

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  1. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-v2jq-9475-r5g8

  2. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-v2jq-9475-r5g8

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2016-1000227

Advisory: Cross-Site Scripting in bootstrap-tagsinput
IDs: CVE-2016-1000227, GHSA-v2jq-9475-r5g8
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2016-1000227 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Unrated
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm bootstrap-tagsinput: affected <= 0.8.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls bootstrap-tagsinput --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on bootstrap-tagsinput.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-v2jq-9475-r5g8 (OSV record GHSA-v2jq-9475-r5g8 lists affected ranges: npm bootstrap-tagsinput >=0 <=0.8.0)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v2jq-9475-r5g8 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-v2jq-9475-r5g8 lists affected ranges: npm bootstrap-tagsinput >=0 <=0.8.0)

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