Spring Authorization Server Default Consent Page is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Spring Authorization Server's default consent page renders user-controlled values without HTML entity encoding. When using the DefaultConsentPage, an attacker can craft an OAuth2 authorization request containing a malicious value that is stored server-side and later rendered unencoded in the default consent page presented to the end user. Spring Authorization Server 1.5.0 - 1.5.8 Spring Authorization Server 1.4.0 - 1.4.11
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring Authorization Server | 1.5.0 – 1.5.8; 1.4.0 – 1.4.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Spring Authorization Server VendorVMware Affected 1.5.0 – 1.5.8; 1.4.0 – 1.4.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_authorization_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.0 to before 1.4.12; 1.5.0 to before 1.5.9 | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_authorization_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 to before 1.4.12; 1.5.0 to before 1.5.9 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59316
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pc3-v4c3-6pv4
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-59316 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-59316 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pc3-v4c3-6pv4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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