Reverse Tabnabbing Affecting org.webjars:swagger-ui package, versions [,3.18.1)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-449821
  • published 13 Jun 2019
  • disclosed 4 Aug 2018
  • credit Unknown

Introduced: 4 Aug 2018

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-1022 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade org.webjars:swagger-ui to version 3.18.1 or higher.

Overview

org.webjars:swagger-ui is a WebJar for Swagger UI npm library.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Reverse Tabnabbing. Setting target="_blank" on anchor tags is unsafe unless used in conjunction with the rel="noopener" attribute. A link opened via target blank attribute can make changes to the original page, essentially bypassing same origin policy restrictions set by the browser.