XSS in Embed Swagger
CVE-2022-0381
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (89.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Embed Swagger — versions 1.0.0
- Embed Swagger Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/ (Third Party Advisory)
- gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/4b3ea7960914e23c3a875b973a5b37a3 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embed-swagger/trunk/swagger-iframe.php (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0381?
- CVE-2022-0381 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Embed Swagger, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-02-04.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0381?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0381 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.