THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-25031
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2018-25031

Swagger Ui vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
42.3%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
Swagger UI 4.1.2 and earlier 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. Note: This was originally claimed to be resolved in 4.1.3. However, third parties have indicated this is not resolved in 4.1.3 and even occurs in that version and possibly others.
Affected vendor
Smartbear
Affected product
Swagger Ui
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2022-03-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 42.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-25031

  • Confirm whether Smartbear Swagger Ui is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-25031.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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