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Spoofing attack in swagger-ui

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Mar 12, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 2, 2025

Package

maven org.webjars:swagger-ui (Maven)

Affected versions

< 4.1.3

Patched versions

4.1.3
npm swagger-ui (npm)
< 4.1.3
4.1.3

Description

Swagger UI before 4.1.3 could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks. By persuading a victim to open a crafted URL, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to display remote OpenAPI definitions.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 11, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Mar 12, 2022
Reviewed Mar 14, 2022
Last updated Sep 2, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(99th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Learn more on MITRE.

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. Learn more on MITRE.

Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

The product stores sensitive information without properly limiting read or write access by unauthorized actors. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2018-25031

GHSA ID

GHSA-cr3q-pqgq-m8c2

Source code

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