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CVE-2016-1000229

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in swagger-ui

6.1 MediumPublic exploitFix available

CVE-2016-1000229 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Smartbear Swagger-ui, published December 20, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.04%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in swagger-ui 2.2.1.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.1 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
4.04%EPSS, 90th percentile
Exploitation
None known1 public exploit
Fixed in
2.2.1swagger-ui

Description

swagger-ui has XSS in key names

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

4.04%Up 3.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
swagger-ui
npm
before 2.2.1
2.2.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubbarteeees/SwaggerUI-CVE-2016-10002292025-03-20

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.1

swagger-ui has XSS in key names

Record
CVE-2016-1000229
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

swagger-ui has XSS in key names

Record
CVE-2016-1000229
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4114No score

swagger-ui has XSS in key names

Record
EUVD-2022-4114
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8wp-wgcq-qhrf6.1

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in swagger-ui

swagger-ui has XSS in key names

Record
GHSA-h8wp-wgcq-qhrf
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV6.1

swagger-ui has XSS in key names

Record
CVE-2016-1000229
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-h8wp-wgcq-qhrf6.1

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in swagger-ui

swagger-ui has XSS in key names

Record
GHSA-h8wp-wgcq-qhrf
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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