CVE-2020-27225
CVSS V2 Medium 4.6
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
In versions 4.18 and earlier of the Eclipse Platform, the Help Subsystem does not authenticate active help requests to the local help web server, allowing an unauthenticated local attacker to issue active help commands to the associated Eclipse Platform process or Eclipse Rich Client Platform process.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-27225
- Assigner
- emo@eclipse.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-03-09T19:15:12
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-03-18T18:22:00
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.18 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=569855 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27225 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-27225 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:19:26 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 23:22:32 | security@eclipse.org | emo@eclipse.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-05 23:22:32 | 2021-03-09T19:15Z | 2021-03-09T19:15:12 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 23:22:32 | 2021-03-18T18:22:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 23:22:32 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |