High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-24863
CVE-2022-24863
Description
http-swagger is an open source wrapper to automatically generate RESTful API documentation with Swagger 2.0. In versions of http-swagger prior to 1.2.6 an attacker may perform a denial of service attack consisting of memory exhaustion on the host system. The cause of the memory exhaustion is down to improper handling of http methods. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may to restrict the path prefix to the "GET" method as a workaround.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/swaggo/http-swaggerGo | < 1.2.6 | 1.2.6 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:http-swagger_project:http-swagger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <1.2.6
- Range: < 1.2.6
Patches
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References
7- github.com/swaggo/http-swagger/commit/b7d83e8fba85a7a51aa7e45e8244b4173f15049envdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-xg75-q3q5-cqmvghsaADVISORY
- github.com/swaggo/http-swagger/pull/62nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/swaggo/http-swagger/releases/tag/v1.2.6nvdRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/swaggo/http-swagger/security/advisories/GHSA-xg75-q3q5-cqmvnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24863ghsaADVISORY
- cosmosofcyberspace.github.io/improper_http_method_leads_to_xss/poc.htmlghsaWEB
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