Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2021 · Assigned by eclipse
CVE-2021-28162
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.0% 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 0.16.0, in the notification messages there is no HTML escaping, so Javascript code can run.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @theia/messages | 1.0.0 | GHSA-c94v-8fff-73ph |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| The Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse Theia | unspecified – through 0.16.0 |
Weakness: CWE-830
References
- https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/issues/7283 x_refsource_CONFIRM