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Remote code execution in Eclipse Theia

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Sep 2, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 29, 2023

Package

npm @theia/mini-browser (npm)

Affected versions

>= 0.3.9, < 1.9.0

Patched versions

1.9.0

Description

In Eclipse Theia 0.3.9 to 1.8.1, the "mini-browser" extension allows a user to preview HTML files in an iframe inside the IDE. But with the way it is made it is possible for a previewed HTML file to trigger an RCE. This exploit only happens if a user previews a malicious file.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 1, 2021
Reviewed Sep 2, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 2, 2021
Last updated Jan 29, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.270%
(68th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-34435

GHSA ID

GHSA-v9w2-v7j9-rjpr

Source code

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