GHSA-xjrf-8x4f-43h4

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xjrf-8x4f-43h4
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-xjrf-8x4f-43h4/GHSA-xjrf-8x4f-43h4.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-xjrf-8x4f-43h4
Aliases
Published
2022-05-05T00:29:18Z
Modified
2025-07-03T20:01:02.368517Z
Severity
  • 5.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Spring Framework
Details

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.

Database specific 
{
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-07-07T23:22:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-01-10T14:15:00Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-79"
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Maven / org.springframework:spring-web

Package

Name
org.springframework:spring-web
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Purl
pkg:maven/org.springframework/spring-web

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.2.RELEASE

Affected versions

1.*

1.0-rc1
1.0
1.0.1
1.1-rc1
1.1-rc2
1.1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
1.1.5
1.2-rc1
1.2-rc2
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
1.2.4
1.2.5
1.2.6
1.2.7
1.2.8
1.2.9

2.*

2.0-m1
2.0-m2
2.0-m3
2.0-m4
2.0-m5
2.0-rc1
2.0-rc2
2.0
2.0.1
2.0.2
2.0.3
2.0.4
2.0.5
2.0.6
2.0.7
2.0.8
2.5
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
2.5.5
2.5.6
2.5.6.SEC01
2.5.6.SEC02
2.5.6.SEC03

3.*

3.0.0.RELEASE
3.0.1.RELEASE
3.0.2.RELEASE
3.0.3.RELEASE
3.0.4.RELEASE
3.0.5.RELEASE
3.0.6.RELEASE
3.0.7.RELEASE
3.1.0.RELEASE
3.1.1.RELEASE
3.1.2.RELEASE
3.1.3.RELEASE
3.1.4.RELEASE
3.2.0.RELEASE
3.2.1.RELEASE

Database specific

last_known_affected_version_range

"<= 3.2.1.RELEASE"

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-xjrf-8x4f-43h4/GHSA-xjrf-8x4f-43h4.json"