CVE-2016-1000229

MEDIUM

Swagger UI - Cross-Site Scripting via Key Names

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-1000229. PoCs published by barteeees.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains two YAML files demonstrating a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SwaggerUI (CVE-2016-1000229). The exploit leverages maliciously crafted SVG and HTML payloads embedded in the Swagger API specification to trigger XSS when rendered by the SwaggerUI interface.

Description

swagger-ui has XSS in key names

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by barteeees · poc
https://github.com/barteeees/SwaggerUI-CVE-2016-1000229

The repository contains two YAML files demonstrating a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SwaggerUI (CVE-2016-1000229). The exploit leverages maliciously crafted SVG and HTML payloads embedded in the Swagger API specification to trigger XSS when rendered by the SwaggerUI interface.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SwaggerUI (versions affected by CVE-2016-1000229)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable SwaggerUI instance · Ability to upload or reference a malicious Swagger YAML file
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-1000229
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97580
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0498
EPSS Percentile 90.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (4)
npm/swagger-ui 0 - 2.2.1npm
redhat/jboss_fuse 6.3
redhat/openshift 2.0
smartbear/swagger-ui
Published Dec 20, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026