ghsa-xjrf-8x4f-43h4
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-05 00:29
Modified
2025-07-03 19:45
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Spring Framework
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 3.2.1.RELEASE"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.springframework:spring-web"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.2.2.RELEASE"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2013-6430"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-07-07T23:22:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-01-10T14:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-xjrf-8x4f-43h4",
  "modified": "2025-07-03T19:45:07Z",
  "published": "2022-05-05T00:29:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6430"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/14617"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/7a7df6637478607bef0277bf52a4e0a03e20a248"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/9982b4c01a8c7be0961e58b58ed83731c40449ff"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/f5c9fe69a444607af667911bd4c5074b5b073e7b"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-9983?redirect=false"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2013-6430"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Spring Framework"
}


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