How severe is CVE-2022-24863?

CVE-2022-24863 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2022-24863 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (82nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2022-24863?

CVE-2022-24863 affects Http-swagger Project Http-swagger. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2022-24863?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2022-24863 published?

CVE-2022-24863 was published on 2022-04-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2022-24863

CVE-2022-24863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Http-swagger Project Http-swagger with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-755.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.5)
CVSS v2: 7.8
EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (82nd percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-755
Affected product: Http-swagger Project Http-swagger
Published: 2022-04-18
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

http-swagger is an open source wrapper to automatically generate RESTful API documentation with Swagger 2.0. In versions of http-swagger prior to 1.2.6 an attacker may perform a denial of service attack consisting of memory exhaustion on the host system. The cause of the memory exhaustion is down to improper handling of http methods. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may to restrict the path prefix to the "GET" method as a workaround.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24863?: http-swagger is an open source wrapper to automatically generate RESTful API documentation with Swagger 2.0. In versions of http-swagger prior to 1.2.6 an attacker may perform a denial of service attack consisting of memory exhaustion on the host system. The cause of the memory exhaustion is down to improper handling of http methods. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may to restrict the path prefix to the "GET" method as a workaround.
How severe is CVE-2022-24863?: CVE-2022-24863 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2022-24863 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (82nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2022-24863?: CVE-2022-24863 affects Http-swagger Project Http-swagger. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2022-24863?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2022-24863 published?: CVE-2022-24863 was published on 2022-04-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:http-swagger_project:http-swagger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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