CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-1000208

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Swagger-Parser's yaml parsing functionality (version <= 1.0.30) allows arbitrary code execution when a maliciously crafted yaml Open-API specification is parsed. This particularly affects the 'generate' and 'validate' commands in swagger-codegen (<= 2.2.2).

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution on the system, posing a serious threat to the security of the application and the organization's data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Swagger-Parser to a version newer than 1.0.30 and swagger-codegen to a version newer than 2.2.2 to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in Swagger-Parser's (version <= 1.0.30) yaml parsing functionality results in arbitrary code being executed when a maliciously crafted yaml Open-API specification is parsed. This in particular, affects the 'generate' and 'validate' command in swagger-codegen (<= 2.2.2) and can lead to arbitrary code being executed when these commands are used on a well-crafted yaml specification.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS