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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-25031 · published 11 March 2022

CVE-2018-25031: Smartbear swagger ui improper input validation vulnerability

Smartbear · Swagger Ui

Swagger UI 4.1.2 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks. By persuading a victim to open a crafted URL, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to display remote OpenAPI definitions. Note: This was originally claimed to be resolved in 4.1.3. However, third parties have indicated this is not resolved in 4.1.3 and even occurs in that version and possibly others.

4.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 42% · top 1.3% CWE-20 · Improper input validationCWE-918 · Server-side request forgery (SSRF)
4.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
42%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Swagger UI 4.1.2 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks. By persuading a victim to open a crafted URL, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to display remote OpenAPI definitions. Note: This was originally claimed to be resolved in 4.1.3. However, third parties have indicated this is not resolved in 4.1.3 and even occurs in that version and possibly others.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/issues/4872 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/releases/tag/v4.1.3 Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220407-0004/ Third Party Advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SWAGGERUI-2314885 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/issues/4872 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/releases/tag/v4.1.3 Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220407-0004/ Third Party Advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SWAGGERUI-2314885 PatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-25031), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.