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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-10689

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.

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CVE-2020-10689
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31 Oct 2026, 10:45 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-10689

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Apr 2020, 15:15 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2020-10689
Complete source record
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