#VU26096 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Eclipse Theia - CVE-2019-17636

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#VU26096 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Eclipse Theia - CVE-2019-17636

Published: March 16, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26096
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17636
CWE-ID: CWE-345
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Eclipse Theia
Software vendor:
Eclipse

Description

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 updates from vendor's website.

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