SB2020031606 - Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Eclipse Theia
Published: March 16, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020031606
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17636)
The 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.