Spoofing attack in swagger-ui-dist

published 2022-03-11 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-6c9x-mj3g-h47x , EUVD-2022-1341

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits: 0; none known

The swagger-ui-dist package before 4.1.3 for Node.js could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

npm swagger-ui-dist 4.1.3
smartbear swagger-ui-dist 4.1.3

security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SWAGGERUIDIST-2314884 advisory

Exploit prediction

1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	swagger-ui-dist	<4.1.3	4.1.3

Classification

Weakness

CWE-1021 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

References

security.snyk.io /vuln/SNYK-JS-SWAGGERUIDIST-2314884
web, patch, third-party-advisory
npmjs.com /package/swagger-ui-dist/v/4.1.3
web, product, third-party-advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20220407-0004/
third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46708
advisory
github.com /swagger-api/swagger-ui
package
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20220407-0004
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary