CVE-2023-4218

Published: 9 November 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).

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.0

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
eclipse Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Needs triage
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	mantic	Does not exist
	noble	Does not exist
	trusty	Ignored (end of standard support)
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Needs triage

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.0
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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