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GHSA-3CHG-M5W7-QFV5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-09 06:31 – Updated: 2026-07-30 16:55

Summary

Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via JavaScriptUtils

Details

Due to incorrect escaping, the use of JavaScriptUtils.javaScriptEscape() may lead to JavaScript code injection in the browser, potentially resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Affected versions: Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.2.0 through 6.2.18; 6.1.0 through 6.1.27; 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.

Severity

7.1 (High)


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

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CVE-2026-41845 (GCVE-0-2026-41845)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-09 03:50 – Updated: 2026-06-27 21:01

Title

Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via JavaScriptUtils

Summary

Due to incorrect escaping, the use of JavaScriptUtils.javaScriptEscape() may lead to JavaScript code injection in the browser, potentially resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Affected versions: Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.2.0 through 6.2.18; 6.1.0 through 6.1.27; 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.

Severity

7.1 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting)

Assigner

vmware

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41845

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Spring	Spring Framework	Affected: 7.0.0 , < 7.0.7.1 (custom) Affected: 6.2.0 , < 6.2.18.1 (custom) Affected: 6.1.0 , < 6.1.28 (custom) Affected: 5.3.0 , < 5.3.49 (custom)

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GHSA-3CHG-M5W7-QFV5

CVE-2026-41845 (GCVE-0-2026-41845)

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