hawtio-swagger-ui: XSS vulnerability in Definitions section
Published Apr 10, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.03%
Description
Swagger-UI before 2.2.1 has XSS via the Default field in the Definitions section.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Swagger-UI before 2.2.1 Defaultn/a
- Version Swagger-UI before 2.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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 | n/a |
|
- < 2.2.1
No data.
Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2
system
Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6
hawtio-swagger-ui
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
hawtio-swagger-ui
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
hawtio-swagger-ui
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 | system | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | hawtio-swagger-ui | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | hawtio-swagger-ui | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | hawtio-swagger-ui | Under investigation | n/a |
swagger-ui
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 2.2.1
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | swagger-ui | 0 | 2.2.1 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01028) | 62.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01028) | 59.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.93% (0.00932) | 74.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 36.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 34.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 32.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5682 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1443546 Issue Tracking
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/09/02/r7-2016-19-persistent-xss-via-unescaped-parameters-in-swagger-ui x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p239-93f7-h6xf Advisory
- https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/issues/1865
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5682
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5682
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/126
Change history (0)
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