# CVE-2020-10689: Missing Authorization in Eclipse Che

> Authenticated users can bypass JWT proxy restrictions to access other users' workspace pods in Eclipse Che.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p4ff-2hpq-9x64

## What is CVE-2020-10689?

CVE-2020-10689 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Red Hat Eclipse Che, published on 3 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in the Eclipse Che up to version 7.8.x, where it did not properly restrict access to workspace pods. An authenticated user can exploit this flaw to bypass JWT proxy and gain access to the workspace pods of another user. Successful exploitation requires knowledge of the service name and namespace of the target pod.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10689?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eclipse Che.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-10689?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10689 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-10689 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Eclipse Che

- [CVE-2019-17633](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17633/): Cross-site request forgery in Eclipse Che (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-41034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41034/): Supply chain in Eclipse Che (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2020-14368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14368/): Cross-site request forgery in eclipse (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-10689 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-10689 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Red Hat Eclipse Che, published on 3 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat Eclipse Che. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10689/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10689/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10689
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10689
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10689

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