Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in bk2k/bootstrap-package (CVE-2021-21365)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in bk2k/bootstrap-package (CVE-2021-21365). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 11.0.3 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Problem
It has been discovered that rendering content in the website frontend is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A valid backend user account is needed to exploit this vulnerability.
The following templates are affected by the vulnerability:
Resources/Private/Partials/ContentElements/Carousel/Item/CallToAction.htmlResources/Private/Partials/ContentElements/Carousel/Item/Header.htmlResources/Private/Partials/ContentElements/Carousel/Item/Text.htmlResources/Private/Partials/ContentElements/Carousel/Item/TextAndImage.htmlResources/Private/Partials/ContentElements/Header/SubHeader.html
Users of the extension, who have overwritten the affected templates with custom code must manually apply the security fix as shown in this Git commit.
Solution
Update to version 7.1.2, 8.0.8, 9.0.4, 9.1.3, 10.0.10 or 11.0.3 of the Bootstrap Package that fix the problem described.
Updated version are available from the TYPO3 extension manager, Packagist and at https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/download/bootstrap_package/.
Credits
Thanks to TYPO3 security team member Oliver Hader who reported and fixed the issue.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-21365 has been found in bk2k/bootstrap-package.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade bk2k/bootstrap-package to 11.0.3 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "bk2k/bootstrap-package CVE-2021-21365" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-21365 (bk2k/bootstrap-package) — CWE-79
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Patched: 11.0.3 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in bk2k/bootstrap-package.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of bk2k/bootstrap-package.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 11.0.3.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'bk2k/bootstrap-package' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'bk2k/bootstrap-package' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
bk2k/bootstrap-packageを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade bk2k/bootstrap-package to 11.0.3ステージング環境で 11.0.3 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web typo3.org