8.1

CVE-2019-17636: eclipse theia

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighModified
AliasesGHSA-f7vx-j8mp-3h2x
Published 10-03-2020Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-17636 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in eclipse theia. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.60%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 10-03-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Eclipse Theia versions 0.3.9 through 0.15.0, one of the default pre-packaged Theia extensions is "Mini-Browser", published as "@theia/mini-browser" on npmjs.com. This extension, for its own needs, exposes a HTTP endpoint that allows to read the content of files on the host's 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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.60% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.eclipse.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

@theia1 product
  • mini-browser≥ 0.3.9, < 0.16.0
Eclipse1 product
  • theia≥ 0.3.9, ≤ 0.15.0
The eclipse foundation1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links