In this post, we present the first findings from our current research into Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) — which allowed a full account takeover through visiting a link, exploiting a commonly misunderstood vulnerability (WebSocket Hijacking), and leveraging a practical SameSite cookie bypass.

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This post discusses the security implications of cloud-based development environments and presents a case study on a vulnerability discovered in the Gitpod platform. The vulnerability allows for a workspace takeover through WebSocket hijacking and a SameSite cookie bypass.

Gitpod remote code execution 0-day vulnerability via WebSockets

Cloud development environments and Gitpod