CVE-2013-6430

Publication date 10 January 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

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.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libspring-java	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.10 utopic	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	13.10 saucy	Ignored end of life
	12.10 quantal	Ignored end of life
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libspring-java	Upstream: 7a7df66

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.4 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity impact	Low
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N