# CVE-2020-27225: In versions 4.18 and earlier of the Eclipse Platform, the Help Subsystem does not authenticate active help requests to the local help web se

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-03-09 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Platform: through 4.18

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Platform, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=569855

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