#VU30727 Cross-site request forgery in Swagger UI - CVE-2019-17495

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30727

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17495

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Swagger UI
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: SmartBear

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation
Update to version 3.23.11.

Vulnerable software versions

Swagger UI: 3.23.0 - 3.23.10

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External links
https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/releases/tag/v3.23.11
https://github.com/tarantula-team/CSS-injection-in-Swagger-UI

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.