Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2021 · Assigned by eclipse
CVE-2021-28161
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Eclipse Theia from The Eclipse Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Eclipse Theia versions up to and including 1.8.0, in the debug console there is no HTML escaping, so arbitrary Javascript code can be injected.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @theia/console | 1.8.1 | GHSA-cwg9-c9cr-p5fq |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| The Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse Theia | unspecified – through 1.8.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79
References
- https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/issues/8794 x_refsource_CONFIRM