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CVE-2013-6430 (GCVE-0-2013-6430)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-10 13:28 – Updated: 2024-08-06 17:39
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Cross-Site Scripting
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Pivotal Spring MVC Affected: before 3.2.2
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Date Public
2014-01-14 00:00
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