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CVE-2013-6430
The JavaScriptUtils.javaScriptEscape method in web/util/JavaScriptUtils.java in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.2 does not…
Medium5.4EPSS 1.8%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
- Cross-Site Scripting
- CWE-79 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-79 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected before 3.2.2
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.springframework:spring-webGHSA-xjrf-8x4f-43h4 (opens in a new tab)
References (3)
- http://www.gopivotal.com/security/cve-2013-6430 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/7a7df6637478607bef0277bf52a4e0a03e20a248 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://jira.springsource.org/browse/SPR-9983 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xjrf-8x4f-43h4 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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