CVE-2023-4218
XXE in eclipse.platform / Eclipse IDE
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.0 Medium
- Published
- Nov 9, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 3, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 8, 2023
Description
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).
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.0 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | eclipse |
Weaknesses
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Eclipse IDEEclipse Foundation |
|
Eclipse IDEEclipse Foundation |
|
org.eclipse.core.runtimeEclipse Foundation |
|
org.eclipse.pdeEclipse Foundation |
|
References
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/8
- https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/632/
- https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/667/
- https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform/pull/761
- https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng.buildtools/pull/45
- https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.ui/commit/f243cf0a28785b89b7c50bf4e1cce48a917d89bd
- https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.ui/commit/13675b1f8a74f47de4da89ed0ded6af7c21dfbec
- https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.core/commit/38dd2a878f45cdb3d8d52090f1d6d1b532fd4c4d
- https://github.com/eclipse-emf/org.eclipse.emf/issues/10
- https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.swt/commit/bf71db5ddcb967c0863dad4745367b54f49e06ba
- https://github.com/eclipse-cdt/cdt/commit/c7169b3186d2fef20f97467c3e2ad78e2943ed1b
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