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CVE-2013-6430

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-6430 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the JavaScriptUtils.javaScriptEscape method within Spring MVC in Spring Framework versions prior to 3.2.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts by leveraging improperly escaped Unicode line/paragraph separators or angle brackets. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), the vulnerability requires user interaction and low privileges, with successful exploitation potentially leading to information disclosure or limited integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.0.0, < 3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.4MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0320 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 15,224 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework:spring-webFixed in: 3.2.2.RELEASE
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4Fixed in: spring
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5Fixed in: spring
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 5Fixed in: spring
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4Fixed in: spring

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-xjrf-8x4f-43h4medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Spring Framework

May 5, 2022
redhatCVE-2013-6430Moderate

Framework: org.spring.web.util.JavaScriptUtils.javaScriptEscape insufficient escaping of characters

Jan 14, 2014

References

github.com / spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/7a7df6637478607bef0277bf52a4e0a03e20a248
PatchThird Party Advisory
jira.springsource.org / browse/SPR-9983
Third Party Advisory
gopivotal.com / security/cve-2013-6430
Third Party Advisory