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title: "CVE-2013-6430\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6430?format=md
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# CVE-2013-6430

Publication date 10 January 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.4 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6430?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6430?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libspring-java | * Upstream:   [7a7df66](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/7a7df6637478607bef0277bf52a4e0a03e20a248) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.4 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.4 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6430)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6430)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-6430)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6430)

### Other references

* <http://www.gopivotal.com/security/cve-2013-6430>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6430>