VYPR
High severityGHSA Advisory· Published Sep 1, 2020· Updated Sep 23, 2021

Cross-Site Scripting in swagger-ui

CVE-2016-1000233

Description

Affected versions of swagger-ui are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability exists because swagger-ui automatically executes external Javascript that is loaded in via the url query string parameter when a Content-Type: application/javascript header is included.

An attacker can create a server that replies with a malicious script and the proper content-type, and then craft a swagger-ui URL that includes the location to their server/script in the url query string parameter. When viewed, such a link would execute the attacker's malicious script.

Recommendation

Update to 2.2.1 or later.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
swagger-uinpm
< 2.2.12.2.1

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Patches

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