CVE-2023-4218

2023-11-0909:15:08

CWE-611

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eclipse ide

xxe attacks

software vulnerability

nvd

cve-2023-4218

5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

4.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

16.0%

JSON

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 configurations

NVD

Node

eclipseeclipse_ideRange<4.29

eclipseorg.eclipse.core.runtimeRange<3.29.0

eclipsepdeRange<3.13.2400

CPENameOperatorVersion
eclipse:eclipse_ideeclipse eclipse idelt4.29
eclipse:org.eclipse.core.runtimeeclipse org.eclipse.core.runtimelt3.29.0
eclipse:pdeeclipse pdelt3.13.2400

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
eclipse:eclipse_ide	eclipse eclipse ide	lt	4.29
eclipse:org.eclipse.core.runtime	eclipse org.eclipse.core.runtime	lt	3.29.0
eclipse:pde	eclipse pde	lt	3.13.2400

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "Eclipse IDE",
    "vendor": "Eclipse Foundation",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "4.29",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "Eclipse IDE",
    "vendor": "Eclipse Foundation",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "2023-09",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "org.eclipse.core.runtime",
    "vendor": "Eclipse Foundation",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "3.29.0",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "org.eclipse.pde",
    "vendor": "Eclipse Foundation",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "3.13.2400",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  }
]