Cross-site scripting in Spring Batch Admin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Pivotal Spring Batch Admin, all versions, contains a stored XSS vulnerability in the file upload feature. An unauthenticated malicious user with network access to Spring Batch Admin could store an arbitrary web script that would be executed by other users. This issue has not been patched because Spring Batch Admin has reached end of life.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring by Pivotal | Spring Batch Admin | All | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.springframework.batch:spring-batch-admin-manager (Maven) | up to 2.0.0.M1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-4cj8-779h-r25h |
- Spring Batch Admin VendorSpring by Pivotal Affected All Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.springframework.batch:spring-batch-admin-manager (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 2.0.0.M1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-4cj8-779h-r25h
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_batch_admin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_batch_admin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1229
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cj8-779h-r25h
References
More Spring by Pivotal Spring Batch Admin vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-01136 Cross-site request forgery in Spring Batch Admin CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-1229 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1229 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4cj8-779h-r25h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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