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CVE-2023-4218

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Date: November 9, 2023

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).

Language: Java

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Related Resources (18)

https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform/commit/5dc372a0c5002b7f22e5d49eaa1cbf0916455daf
https://github.com/eclipse-cdt/cdt/commit/c7169b3186d2fef20f97467c3e2ad78e2943ed1b
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4218
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.swt/commit/bf71db5ddcb967c0863dad4745367b54f49e06ba
https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/632
https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.core/commit/38dd2a878f45cdb3d8d52090f1d6d1b532fd4c4d
https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/632/
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/8
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.ui/commit/f243cf0a28785b89b7c50bf4e1cce48a917d89bd
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform
https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.ui/commit/13675b1f8a74f47de4da89ed0ded6af7c21dfbec
https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/667/
https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/667
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng.buildtools/pull/45
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform/pull/761
https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform/security/advisories/GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8
https://github.com/eclipse-emf/org.eclipse.emf/issues/10
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-4218

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

CWE-611

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

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