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GHSA-549F-4RPC-3RW9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-27 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-28 21:31

Details

Spring MVC and WebFlux applications that obtain a data-binding Errors instance with HTML escaping enabled and then render field errors using the no-argument Errors.getFieldErrors() or Errors.getFieldError() accessors are vulnerable to arbitrary HTML/JavaScript code injection, potentially resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8 Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19 Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28 Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30 Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49 Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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CVE-2026-59281 (GCVE-0-2026-59281)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-27 17:57 – Updated: 2026-08-28 18:56

Title

Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via EscapedErrors

Summary

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-28 18:56 UTC

CWE

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

vmware mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59281

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Spring	Spring Framework	Affected: 7.0.0 , ≤ 7.0.8 (custom) Affected: 6.2.0 , ≤ 6.2.19 (custom) Affected: 6.1.0 , ≤ 6.1.28 (custom) Affected: 6.0.0 , ≤ 6.0.30 (custom) Affected: 5.3.0 , ≤ 5.3.49 (custom) Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.2.25.RELEASE (custom)

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