fix #6987 XSS vulnerability in browser sidebar #6988
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What it does
fixes #6987 XSS vulnerability in browser sidebar
Change simply updates innerHtml to innerText to ensure user supplied
content does not impact the dom.
How to test
Create a folder outside of Theia named "<style onload=alert(0)>"
1.a Example: mkdir <style\ onload=alert(0)>
In Theia click FIle -> Open Workspace
Select the directory named <style onload=alert(0)>
Open the file explorer
No alert should be displayed.
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