CVE-2016-5682

hawtio-swagger-ui: XSS vulnerability in Definitions section

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Published Apr 10, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Swagger-UI before 2.2.1

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Swagger-UI before 2.2.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:smartbear:swagger-ui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-1192	Swagger-UI before 2.2.1 has XSS via the Default field in the Definitions section.
Github GHSA	GHSA-p239-93f7-h6xf	Cross-Site Scripting in swagger-ui

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.028% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/09/02/r7-2016-19-persistent-xss-via-unescaped-parameters-in-swagger-ui
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5682
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5682

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Smartbear Swagger-ui

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:08 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: Apr 10, 2017, 3:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:08 AM
Reserved: Jun 16, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 10, 2017, 3:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:49 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Sep 2, 2016, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Sep 2, 2016, 12:00 AM

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