#VU80939 Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Equinox - CVE-2021-41033
Published: September 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80939
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41033
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Equinox
Equinox
Software vendor:
Eclipse
Eclipse
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.
The vulnerability exists if using p2 repos that are HTTP; that can then be exploited to serve incorrect p2 metadata and entirely alter the local installation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can perform Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.