Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Eclipse Theia
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-17636 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-345 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Eclipse Theia Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications |
| Vendor | Eclipse |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity
EUVDB-ID: #VU26096
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17636
CWE-ID:
CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the "Mini-Browser" extension exposes a HTTP endpoint. A remote attacker can perform a DNS rebinding attack or a drive-by download of a carefully crafted exploit and read the content of files on the host's filesystem, given their path, without restrictions on the requester's origin.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsEclipse Theia: 0.3.9 - 0.15.0
External linkshttp://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=551747
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
