CVE-2021-28161 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2021-03-12

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

The Eclipse Foundation

Eclipse Theia

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 1.8.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-0815	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-cwg9-c9cr-p5fq	Improper Neutralization of Input in Theia console

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00708.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/issues/8794

History

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Subscriptions

Eclipse Theia

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: eclipse

Published: 2021-03-12T21:40:14.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T21:40:12.191Z

Reserved: 2021-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-28161

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-12T22:15:15.077

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:45:54.273

Link: CVE-2021-28161

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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