diff --git a/js/affix.js b/js/affix.js
index b86bc4f3402f..481987a95e30 100644
--- a/js/affix.js
+++ b/js/affix.js
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
   var Affix = function (element, options) {
     this.options = $.extend({}, Affix.DEFAULTS, options)
 
-    this.$target = $(this.options.target)
+    var target = this.options.target === Affix.DEFAULTS.target ? $(this.options.target) : $(document).find(this.options.target)
+
+    this.$target = target
       .on('scroll.bs.affix.data-api', $.proxy(this.checkPosition, this))
       .on('click.bs.affix.data-api',  $.proxy(this.checkPositionWithEventLoop, this))
 
diff --git a/js/collapse.js b/js/collapse.js
index 08862a50c41f..ed447b20e934 100644
--- a/js/collapse.js
+++ b/js/collapse.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
   }
 
   Collapse.prototype.getParent = function () {
-    return $(this.options.parent)
+    return $(document).find(this.options.parent)
       .find('[data-toggle="collapse"][data-parent="' + this.options.parent + '"]')
       .each($.proxy(function (i, element) {
         var $element = $(element)
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/affix.js b/js/tests/unit/affix.js
index 3a6918f86673..b2d596e947e9 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/affix.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/affix.js
@@ -104,4 +104,19 @@ $(function () {
       }, 250)
     }, 250)
   })
+
+  QUnit.test('should raise exception to avoid xss on target', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+    assert.throws(function () {
+
+      var templateHTML = '<div id="affixTarget"></div>'
+      $(templateHTML).appendTo(document.body)
+
+      $('#affixTarget').bootstrapAffix({
+        target: '<img src=1 onerror=\'alert(0)\'>'
+      })
+
+    },  new Error('Syntax error, unrecognized expression: <img src=1 onerror=\'alert(0)\'>'))
+  })
+
 })
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/collapse.js b/js/tests/unit/collapse.js
index 0efa65400d33..decad25acd51 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/collapse.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/collapse.js
@@ -440,4 +440,14 @@ $(function () {
       .bootstrapCollapse('show')
   })
 
+  QUnit.test('should raise exception to avoid xss on data-parent', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+    assert.throws(function () {
+      $('<a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="<img src=1 onerror=\'alert(0)\'>" href="#collapseThree">')
+        .appendTo('#qunit-fixture')
+        .bootstrapCollapse('show')
+        .trigger('click');
+    },  new Error('Syntax error, unrecognized expression: <img src=1 onerror=\'alert(0)\'>'))
+  })
+
 })
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/tooltip.js b/js/tests/unit/tooltip.js
index 27ce6208e727..57c021b61a21 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/tooltip.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/tooltip.js
@@ -1322,4 +1322,22 @@ $(function () {
     })
   })
 
+  QUnit.test('should raise exception to avoid xss on data-container', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+    assert.throws(function () {
+      $('<button data-toggle="tooltip" data-container="<img src=1 onerror=\'alert(0)\'>" title="Tooltip on right">Tooltip on right</button>')
+        .appendTo('#qunit-fixture')
+        .bootstrapTooltip('show')
+    },  new Error('Syntax error, unrecognized expression: <img src=1 onerror=\'alert(0)\'>'))
+  })
+
+  QUnit.test('should raise exception to avoid xss on data-viewport', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(1)
+    assert.throws(function () {
+      $('<button data-toggle="tooltip" data-viewport="<img src=1 onerror=\'alert(0)\'>" title="Tooltip on right">Tooltip on right</button>')
+        .appendTo('#qunit-fixture')
+        .bootstrapTooltip('show')
+    },  new Error('Syntax error, unrecognized expression: <img src=1 onerror=\'alert(0)\'>'))
+  })
+
 })
diff --git a/js/tooltip.js b/js/tooltip.js
index 968a97871abe..f7b0d00e79e7 100644
--- a/js/tooltip.js
+++ b/js/tooltip.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     this.type      = type
     this.$element  = $(element)
     this.options   = this.getOptions(options)
-    this.$viewport = this.options.viewport && $($.isFunction(this.options.viewport) ? this.options.viewport.call(this, this.$element) : (this.options.viewport.selector || this.options.viewport))
+    this.$viewport = this.options.viewport && $(document).find($.isFunction(this.options.viewport) ? this.options.viewport.call(this, this.$element) : (this.options.viewport.selector || this.options.viewport))
     this.inState   = { click: false, hover: false, focus: false }
 
     if (this.$element[0] instanceof document.constructor && !this.options.selector) {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
         .addClass(placement)
         .data('bs.' + this.type, this)
 
-      this.options.container ? $tip.appendTo(this.options.container) : $tip.insertAfter(this.$element)
+      this.options.container ? $tip.appendTo($(document).find(this.options.container)) : $tip.insertAfter(this.$element)
       this.$element.trigger('inserted.bs.' + this.type)
 
       var pos          = this.getPosition()