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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 0.39%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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 3.1
5.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.39% probability · 32th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-611
Affected
eclipse/eclipse ide · eclipse/org.eclipse.core.runtime · eclipse/pde
Source
emo@eclipse.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.