Improper Authorization in /user/namespace/{namespace}/details

Published 20 mo ago 2025-02-19 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

5.3

v3.1 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.5%

percentile 44%

Public exploits

none known

In OpenVSX version v0.9.0 to v0.20.0, the /user/namespace/{namespace}/details API allows a user to edit all namespace details, even if the user is not a namespace Owner or Contributor. The details include: name, description, website, support link and social media links. The same issues existed in /user/namespace/{namespace}/details/logo and allowed a user to change the logo.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: Proof of concept public
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 20 mo ago 2025-02-19

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	4.0	6.9	`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`
CNA	4.0	6.9	`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X`
NVD	3.1	5.3	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`

Affected products

Eclipse Foundation OpenVSX

Classification

Weakness

CWE-285 Improper Authorization
CWE-283 Unverified Ownership

References

github.com /eclipse/openvsx/security/advisories/GHSA-wc7c-xq2f-qp4h

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2025-1007
NVD: CVE-2025-1007

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Summary