CVE-2022-0381

MEDIUM 6.1CVE-2022-0381 · Published 04/02/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2022-0381 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability affecting embed swagger (embed swagger project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.9%, higher than 90.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
embed swagger embed_swagger_project	`≤ 1.0.0`	No fix yet

Description

The Embed Swagger WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping/sanitization and validation via the url parameter found in the ~/swagger-iframe.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto the page, in versions up to and including 1.0.0.

References

gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/4b3ea7960914e23c3a875b973a5b37a3 · Exploit
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embed-swagger/trunk/swagger-iframe.php · Third Party Advisory
wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories · Third Party Advisory

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