THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2022-0381
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2022-0381

Embed Swagger vulnerability

CVSS
6.1
EPSS
3.9%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
The Embed Swagger WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping/sanitization and validation via the url parameter found in the ~/swagger-iframe.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto the page, in versions up to and including 1.0.0.
Affected vendor
Embed Swagger Project
Affected product
Embed Swagger
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2022-02-04

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, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-0381

  • Confirm whether Embed Swagger Project Embed Swagger is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-0381.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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