# CVE-2020-14368: A flaw was found in Eclipse Che in versions prior to 7.14.0 that impacts CodeReady Workspaces.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2020-12-14 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a eclipse: che-theia 7.14.0

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1823892
- https://github.com/codingchili/CVE-2020-14368

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