XSS in Pivotal Spring Mvc
CVE-2013-6430
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pivotal Spring Mvc — versions before 3.2.2
- Pivotal Software Spring Framework
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.gopivotal.com/security/cve-2013-6430 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/7a7df6637478607bef0277bf52a4… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- jira.springsource.org/browse/SPR-9983 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-6430?
- CVE-2013-6430 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Mvc, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2013-6430?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.