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CVE-2022-24863

7.5 · HIGH

http-swagger is an open source wrapper to automatically generate RESTful API documentation with Swagger 2.0.

Published Apr 18, 2022CWE-400EPSS 2.44%

Overview

CVE-2022-24863 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 18, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

http-swagger is an open source wrapper to automatically generate RESTful API documentation with Swagger 2.0. In versions of http-swagger prior to 1.2.6 an attacker may perform a denial of service attack consisting of memory exhaustion on the host system. The cause of the memory exhaustion is down to improper handling of http methods. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may to restrict the path prefix to the "GET" method as a workaround.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/swaggo/http-swagger/commit/b7d83e8fba85a7a51aa7e45e8244b4173f15049eGitHubgithub.com/swaggo/http-swagger/pull/62GitHubgithub.com/swaggo/http-swagger/releases/tag/v1.2.6GitHubgithub.com/swaggo/http-swagger/security/advisories/GHSA-xg75-q3q5-cqmvGitHubgithub.com/swaggo/http-swagger/commit/b7d83e8fba85a7a51aa7e45e8244b4173f15049eGitHubgithub.com/swaggo/http-swagger/pull/62GitHubgithub.com/swaggo/http-swagger/releases/tag/v1.2.6GitHubgithub.com/swaggo/http-swagger/security/advisories/GHSA-xg75-q3q5-cqmv

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24863?

CVE-2022-24863 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 18, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2022-24863?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-24863?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-24863?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-24863 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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