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bootbox: vulnerability history, versions and safety

bootbox is a package in the npm ecosystem. Vulert records 2 vulnerabilities for it across 25 releases, from May 2019 to Nov 2023. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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2 vulnerabilities recorded M2
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2 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on bootbox 6.0.4 i

Updated on 22 Oct 2026

Careful: 6.0.4 has 2 known vulnerabilities, and 2 have no fix yet. Use an earlier safe version, or the workaround listed for each one.

Package health score 60/100
  • Security Minor issues
  • Maintenance Maintaining
  • Popularity Niche
  • Community Active

The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

What to do: Pin an earlier, unaffected release if you can, and apply the workaround each vulnerability lists until a fix is published. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release 6.0.4 — affected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 2 over 4 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 14 Nov 2023 i
  • Highest CVSS 6.1 i
  • With no published fix 2 i
  • Depended on by 8 packages i
  • Stars 5,016 i
  • Last release 16 months ago i
  • Licence MIT i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by the npm registry, refreshed 23 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for bootbox, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
6.0.4 24 May 2025 M2 MIT No Details →
6.0.3 13 Apr 2025 M2 MIT No Details →
6.0.2 01 Apr 2025 M2 MIT No Details →
6.0.1 01 Apr 2025 M2 MIT No Details →
6.0.0 27 Nov 2022 M2 MIT No Details →
5.5.3 28 Apr 2022 M2 MIT No Details →
5.5.2 30 Nov 2020 M2 MIT No Details →
5.5.1 10 Oct 2020 M2 MIT No Details →
5.4.1 29 Sep 2020 M2 MIT No Details →
5.4.0 21 Dec 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
5.3.4 05 Nov 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
5.3.3 04 Nov 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
5.3.2 20 Aug 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
5.3.1 10 Aug 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
5.3.0 03 Aug 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
5.2.0 13 Jul 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
5.1.3 06 May 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
5.1.2 19 Apr 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
5.1.1 14 Apr 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
5.1.0 04 Apr 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
5.0.2 03 Apr 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
5.0.1 07 Mar 2019 M2 MIT No Details →
4.4.0 22 Feb 2015 M2 MIT No Details →
4.3.0 07 Jan 2015 M2 MIT No Details →
3.2.0 02 Mar 2013 M2 MIT No Details →

All 25 versions Vulert tracks for this package. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2019 1
  • 2023 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 2 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for bootbox

The 2 most severe of 2 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2023-46998: Bootbox.js Cross Site Scripting vulnerability 6.1 medium No fix published 14 Nov 2023
Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in bootbox N/A medium No fix published 30 May 2019

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Updated: 22/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524173

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Questions

About bootbox

Is bootbox safe to use?

Vulert records 2 vulnerabilities for bootbox in npm: 0 critical, 0 high, 2 medium and 0 low. 2 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

What is bootbox's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores bootbox 60/100, which reads as usable, but worth attention. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15). The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

Is the latest version of bootbox affected?

Yes. 6.0.4, the version you would install today, has 2 known vulnerabilities, and 2 has no published fix yet. Use an earlier unaffected release, or the workaround each vulnerability lists.

Which version of bootbox should I use?

6.0.4 is the version Vulert recommends for the affected releases. The version table above lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it, so you can confirm the range you actually run.

How many vulnerabilities does bootbox have?

2 vulnerabilities are recorded for bootbox in the npm ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 2 medium and 0 low. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new bootbox vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for bootbox in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 30 May 2019. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of bootbox are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor bootbox for upcoming vulnerabilities?

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