CVE-2023-4218

In Eclipse IDE versions < 2023-09 (4.29) some files with xml content are parsed vulnerable against all sorts of XXE attacks. The user just needs to open any evil project or update an open project with a vulnerable file (for example for review a foreign repository or patch).

CVSS v3 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/eclipse-cdt/cdt/commit/c7169b3186d2fef20f97467c3e2ad78e2943ed1b	Patch
https://github.com/eclipse-emf/org.eclipse.emf/issues/10	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.core/commit/38dd2a878f45cdb3d8d52090f1d6d1b532fd4c4d	Patch
https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.ui/commit/13675b1f8a74f47de4da89ed0ded6af7c21dfbec	Patch
https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/632/	Patch
https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/667/	Patch
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng.buildtools/pull/45	Patch
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.swt/commit/bf71db5ddcb967c0863dad4745367b54f49e06ba	Patch
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.ui/commit/f243cf0a28785b89b7c50bf4e1cce48a917d89bd	Patch
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform/pull/761	Patch
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/8	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:eclipse_ide::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:org.eclipse.core.runtime::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:pde::::::::

History

24 Nov 2023, 18:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-11-09 09:15

Updated : 2024-02-05 00:22

NVD link : CVE-2023-4218

Mitre link : CVE-2023-4218

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-4218

JSON object : View

Products Affected

eclipse

org.eclipse.core.runtime
pde
eclipse_ide

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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