Indirect Prompt Injection in Eclipse Theia AI Chat Leading to Data Exfiltration and Command Execution
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GHSA-3jww-hxqj-wfq2 | [Eclipse Theia] Indirect Prompt Injection via Adversarial Workspace File and Directory Names in AI Chat |
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.507% probability within 30 days)
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| Title | Indirect Prompt Injection in Eclipse Theia AI Chat Leading to Data Exfiltration and Command Execution |
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Eclipse
Eclipse theia |
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Eclipse
Eclipse theia |
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| Description | In Eclipse Theia versions prior to 1.71.0, the AI chat agent processed workspace file and directory names as part of its prompt context without distinguishing them from system instructions. An attacker could craft a malicious repository with adversarial directory or file names that, when analyzed by the AI agent, would cause the agent to follow attacker-controlled instructions (indirect prompt injection). Combined with other AI chat features available in untrusted workspaces, this enabled attack chains leading to data exfiltration via Markdown image rendering or arbitrary command execution via task definitions. | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-1427 CWE-829 |
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cvssV4_0
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