CVE-2017-1000208 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Swagger-Parser (versions <= 1.0.30) and Swagger-Codegen (versions <= 2.2.2). It allows for arbitrary code execution when a malicious YAML OpenAPI specification is parsed, specifically impacting the 'generate' and 'validate' commands in Swagger-Codegen. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low complexity, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a user is tricked into processing a malicious file. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:swagger:swagger-codegen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.0.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:swagger:swagger-parser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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