Cross-site request forgery in eclipse
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
A flaw was found in Eclipse Che in versions prior to 7.14.0 that impacts CodeReady Workspaces. When configured with cookies authentication, Theia IDE doesn't properly set the SameSite value, allowing a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and consequently allowing a cross-site WebSocket hijack on Theia IDE. This flaw allows an attacker to gain full access to the victim's workspace through the /services endpoint. To perform a successful attack, the attacker conducts a Man-in-the-middle attack (MITM) and tricks the victim into executing a request via an untrusted link, which performs the CSRF and the Socket hijack. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | eclipse | che-theia 7.14.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- eclipse Vendor— Affected che-theia 7.14.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:che:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.14.0 | Vulnerable | Eclipse Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:che:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.14.0 Vulnerable ·Eclipse Foundation
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14368
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mcp4-jxrc-pg4f
References
More Eclipse Foundation Che vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-13158 Cross-site request forgery in Eclipse Che CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-17898 The build of some language stacks of Eclipse Che version 6 includes pulling some binaries… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-08592 Missing authorization in Red Hat Eclipse Che CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-14368 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-14368 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mcp4-jxrc-pg4f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-14368 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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