Information Exposure Affecting @theia/mini-browser package, versions >=0.3.9 <0.16.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-THEIAMINIBROWSER-1245507
  • published14 Apr 2021
  • disclosed13 Apr 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Apr 2021

CVE-2019-17636  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-345  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade @theia/mini-browser to version 0.16.0 or higher.

Overview

@theia/mini-browser is a Theia - Mini-Browser Extension

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure. This extension exposes a HTTP endpoint that allows to read the content of files on the hosts filesystem, given their path, without restrictions on the requester's origin. This design is vulnerable to being exploited remotely through a DNS rebinding attack or a drive-by download of a carefully crafted exploit.

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