Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Help Contents web application (aka the Help Server) in Eclipse IDE before 3.6.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string to (1) help/index.jsp or (2) help/advanced/content.jsp.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | eclipse +5 | 1:3.6.1-6.13.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | eclipse-birt | 2.6.0-1.1.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | eclipse-cdt +2 | 1:7.0.1-4.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | eclipse-changelog | 1:2.7.0-1.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | eclipse-dtp | 1.8.1-1.1.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | eclipse-emf +4 | 2.6.0-1.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | eclipse-gef +2 | 3.6.1-3.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | eclipse-mylyn +6 | 3.4.2-9.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | eclipse-oprofile +3 | 0.6.1-1.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | eclipse-rse | 3.2-1.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | icu4j +2 | 1:4.2.1-5.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | jetty-eclipse | 6.1.24-2.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | objectweb-asm +1 | 3.2-2.1.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
| RHEL 6 | sat4j | 2.2.0-4.0.el6 | RHSA-2011:0568 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 2
- Eclipse 3.6.1 - Help Server 'help/index.jsp' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-34998 · remote · Nov 16, 2010 · verified
- Eclipse 3.6.1 - Help Server 'help/advanced/content.jsp' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-34999 · remote · Nov 16, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:0568 Red Hat Security Advisory: eclipse security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20110106 Re: CVE Request: Eclipse IDE Version: 3.6.1 | Help Server Local Cross Site Scripting (XSS) mailing-list
- RHSA-2011:0568 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110106 CVE Request: Eclipse IDE Version: 3.6.1 | Help Server Local Cross Site Scripting (XSS) mailing-list
- FEDORA-2010-18990 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2011:032 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-19006 vendor-advisory
- http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/eclipse/%5Beclipse_help_server%5D_cross_site_scripting
- eclipseide-querystring-xss(64833) vdb-entry
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=329582