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Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5682

CVE-2016-5682

Description

Swagger-UI before 2.2.1 has XSS via the Default field in the Definitions section.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
swagger-uinpm	< 2.2.1	2.2.1

Affected products

2

Smartbear/Swagger UI
cpe:2.3:a:smartbear:swagger-ui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <2.2.1
ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/swagger-ui
Range: < 2.2.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

5

community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/09/02/r7-2016-19-persistent-xss-via-unescaped-parameters-in-swagger-uinvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p239-93f7-h6xfghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5682ghsaADVISORY
github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/issues/1865ghsaWEB
www.npmjs.com/advisories/126ghsaWEB

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