CVE-2013-6430: Pivotal Software Spring Framework

Medium severity, CVSS 5.4. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Pivotal Software Spring Framework: from 3.0.0, before 3.2.2 (fixed in 3.2.2)

Published 2020-01-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.