Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting @theia/mini-browser package, versions >=0.3.9 <1.9.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.27% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-THEIAMINIBROWSER-1582379
  • published 3 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 2 Sep 2021
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade @theia/mini-browser to version 1.9.0 or higher.

Overview

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

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. In Eclipse Theia, the "mini-browser" extension allows a user to preview HTML files in an iframe inside the IDE. But with the way it is made it is possible for a previewed HTML file to trigger an RCE. This exploit only happens if a user previews a malicious file.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

8.2 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

8.8 high