GHSA-3chg-m5w7-qfv5
Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via JavaScriptUtils
Quick fix
GHSA-3chg-m5w7-qfv5 — org.springframework:spring-webmvc: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
# pom.xml: bump <version>7.0.8</version> for org.springframework:spring-webmvcDetails
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.
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Affected packages
7.0.0 Fixed in: 7.0.8 # pom.xml: bump <version>7.0.8</version> for org.springframework:spring-webmvc 6.2.0 Fixed in: 6.2.19 # pom.xml: bump <version>6.2.19</version> for org.springframework:spring-webmvc 6.1.0 No fixed version published yet for org.springframework:spring-webmvc (maven). Pin to a known-safe version or switch to an alternative.
0 No fixed version published yet for org.springframework:spring-webmvc (maven). Pin to a known-safe version or switch to an alternative.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41845 [ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/86d99790dbaa8ce6bb1087ef92844d0abfdab015 [WEB]
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/a1826b725c29fbb175fa7b4fc005aa3d78c32015 [WEB]
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework [PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v6.2.19 [WEB]
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v7.0.8 [WEB]
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41845 [WEB]