CVE-2020-27225 (GCVE-0-2020-27225)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-09 18:15 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:11
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Summary
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.
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CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
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The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Platform Affected: unspecified , ≤ 4.18 (custom)
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