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Vulnerability · CVE-2013-6429

CVE-2013-6429 is listed by inventory_high.

Published Jan 26, 2014 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · pivotal software spring framework

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2013-6429 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 90.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run pivotal software spring framework.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
90.56%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe pivotal software/spring framework · cpe vmware/spring framework

CVE-2013-6429 is listed by inventory_high.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe pivotal software/spring framework>= 3.0.0, <= 3.2.4
  • cpe vmware/spring framework4.0.0

How to fix CVE-2013-6429

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2013-6429 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 90.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run pivotal software spring framework.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with pivotal software/spring framework >= 3.0.0, <= 3.2.4; vmware/spring framework 4.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF); CWE-611: XML External Entity (XXE). EPSS 90.56%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Spring security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 26, 2014 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    CVE-2013-6429 is listed by inventory_high.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    CVE-2013-6429 is listed by inventory_high.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-6429

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2013-6429

    The SourceHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0.M1 through 4.0.0.RC1 does not disable external entity resolution, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, and conduct CSRF attacks via crafted XML, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-4152 and CVE-2013-7315.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — highNov 7, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 7, 2026