GHSA-c427-hjc3-wrfw is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in org.webjars:swagger-ui. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for org.webjars:swagger-ui — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
org.webjars:swagger-ui☕org.webjars.npm:swagger-ui☕io.springfox:springfox-swagger-ui📦swagger-uiReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) injection vulnerability in Swagger UI before 3.23.11 allows attackers to use the Relative Path Overwrite (RPO) technique to perform CSS-based input field value exfiltration, such as exfiltration of a CSRF token value. In other words, this product intentionally allows the embedding of untrusted JSON data from remote servers, but it was not previously known that <style>@import within the JSON data was a functional attack method.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.webjars:swagger-ui | all versions | 3.23.11org.webjars:swagger-ui:3.23.11 |
| ☕Maven | org.webjars.npm:swagger-ui | all versions | 3.23.11org.webjars.npm:swagger-ui:3.23.11 |
| ☕Maven | io.springfox:springfox-swagger-ui | all versions | 2.10.0io.springfox:springfox-swagger-ui:2.10.0 |
| 📦npm | swagger-ui | all versions | 3.23.11npm install swagger-ui@3.23.11 |
Affected Products
banking apisoraclebanking digital experienceoraclebanking platformoracleprimavera gatewayoracleutilities frameworkoracleswagger uismartbearResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.webjars:swagger-ui, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.webjars:swagger-ui to 3.23.11 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-c427-hjc3-wrfw is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-c427-hjc3-wrfw in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, npm, including transitive dependencies.