[Eclipse Theia] Indirect Prompt Injection via Adversarial Workspace File and Directory Names in AI Chat
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This allow unfiltered values to inject a new header in the client request or server response." --> **Summary:** 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. <!-- Required (for publication). Include a link to the issue (e.g., GitHub Security Advisory) that's being used to track/resolve the issue. Other links that provide more information can be provided. For example, you may later publish the link to the fix commit. --> **Links:** - Fix: https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/17364 - Tracking issue: https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/issues/16892 - Original report: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/331 <!-- Optional. Add the name or pseudonym of the person who has reported the issue. --> **Credits:** - Piotr Ryciak (https://gitlab.eclipse.org/void01) <!-- Quick actions will configure the state of the issue. Leave these. --> <!-- Keep this as the last line -->
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