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CVE-2021-41038

Published: Nov 10, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-940
NVD MITRE
6.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 51.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In versions of the @theia/plugin-ext component of Eclipse Theia prior to 1.18.0, Webview contents can be hijacked via postMessage().

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-940NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

@theia/plugin-extThe Eclipse Foundation
Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
theiaeclipseDevTools & CI
@theia/plugin-extnpmOSS Libraries
the eclipse foundationoss-projectOSS Librariesaka eclipse jetty, eclipse mosquitto, eclipse openj9
eclipseoss-projectBEDevTools & CIaka eclipse-foundation
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=575924
bugs.eclipse.org
https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/10125
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41038
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Nov 10, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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