What is CVE-2020-27225?

CVE-2020-27225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Platform, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-27225?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Eclipse Platform

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 server, allowing an unauthenticated local attacker to issue active help commands to the associated Eclipse Platform process or Eclipse Rich Client Platform process.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (26.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Eclipse Platform
The Eclipse Foundation Platform — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

emo@eclipse.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27225?: CVE-2020-27225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Platform, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-27225?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.