CVE-2022-0381

Embed Swagger <= 1.0.0 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 3.9%

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: Embed Swagger
CVSS v3.1 NVD: 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v2.0 NVD: 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS: 3.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 90th percentile
Nuclei: medium · CWE-79
Published: 2022-02-04
Updated: 2025-02-10

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/4b3ea7960914e23c3a875b973a5b37a3

Nuclei templates (1)

projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0381.yaml

Security advisories

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embed-swagger/trunk/swagger-iframe.php#L59
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-0381

References

CVE Record
NVD entry