7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-27225
Eclipse Platform Unauthenticated Active Help Request Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 9, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 18, 2021, 6:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-27225 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Eclipse platform
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=569855 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-27225 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-27225 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=569855 No Types Assigned https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=569855 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-306
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.18
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-27225 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
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User Interaction
Scope
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