CVE-2013-6430

MEDIUM EPSS 86.5%
Published Jan 10, 20206y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.4 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jan 10, 2020 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The JavaScriptUtils.javaScriptEscape method in web/util/JavaScriptUtils.java in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.2 does not properly escape certain characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a (1) line separator or (2) paragraph separator Unicode character or (3) left or (4) right angle bracket.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.4
Exploitability
2.3
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
86.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
pivotal_softwarespring_framework*≥3.0.0  –  <3.2.2

References 3

  • gopivotal.com http://www.gopivotal.com/security/cve-2013-6430
    Third Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/7a7df6637478607bef0277bf52a4e0a03e20a248
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • jira.springsource.org https://jira.springsource.org/browse/SPR-9983
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/7a7df6637478607bef0277bf52a4e0a03e20a248
    PatchThird Party Advisory