Vulnerability · Published Nov 9, 2023 · Assigned by eclipse
CVE-2023-4218XXE in eclipse.platform / Eclipse IDE
Medium 5.0
In plain English
A medium-severity XML external entity in Eclipse IDE from Eclipse Foundation. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.eclipse.jdt:org.eclipse.jdt.ui | 3.30.0 | GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 |
| Maven | org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.core.runtime | 3.29.0 | GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 |
| Maven | org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.jface | 3.31.0 | GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 |
| Maven | org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.platform | 4.29.0 | GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 |
| Maven | org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.forms | 3.13.0 | GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 |
| Maven | org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.ide | 3.21.100 | GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 |
| Maven | org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.workbench | 3.130.0 | GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 |
| Maven | org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.urischeme | 1.3.100 | GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse IDE | 0 – before 4.29 |
| Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse IDE | 0 – before 2023-09 |
| Eclipse Foundation | org.eclipse.core.runtime | 0 – before 3.29.0 |
| Eclipse Foundation | org.eclipse.pde | 0 – through 3.13.2400 |
Weakness: CWE-611 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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