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Medium severity · published Nov 9, 2023
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
5.0
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EI
Eclipse Ide · Eclipse
before 4.29 · source: NVD
OR
Org.eclipse.core.runtime · Eclipse
before 3.29.0 · source: NVD
PD
Pde · Eclipse
before 3.13.2400 · source: NVD
Affected product
EI
Eclipse Ide
Eclipse
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4218
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4218
Patch
https://github.com/eclipse-cdt/cdt/commit/c7169b3186d2fef20f97467c3e2ad78e2943ed1b
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/eclipse-emf/org.eclipse.emf/issues/10
Patch
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/
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