CVE-2016-1000229 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in swagger-ui
Medium 6.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1000229 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-1000229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 20 Dec 2019.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1000229 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- swagger-ui (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 2.2.1
- swagger-ui (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 2.2.1
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1000229/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1000229/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1000229?
CVE-2016-1000229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 20 Dec 2019.
Official description
swagger-ui has XSS in key names
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1000229?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including swagger-ui. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
swagger-ui npm | All versions | 2.2.1 |
swagger-ui npm | All versions | 2.2.1 |
Products include Redhat Jboss Fuse, Redhat Openshift, Smartbear Swagger-Ui.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1000229?
Upgrade swagger-ui to 2.2.1 or later.
Is CVE-2016-1000229 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1000229 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openshift
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h8wp-wgcq-qhrf.