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A vulnerability was found in Eclipse IDE (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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).
The weakness was published 11/09/2023 by Jörg Kubitz as 10. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-4218 since 08/08/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c7169b3186d2fef20f97467c3e2ad78e2943ed1b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 5.0
CNA Vector (Eclipse Foundation): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Xml external entity referenceCWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Patch: c7169b3186d2fef20f97467c3e2ad78e2943ed1b
Timeline
08/08/2023 CVE reserved11/09/2023 Advisory disclosed
11/09/2023 VulDB entry created
11/09/2023 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: 10Researcher: Jörg Kubitz
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-4218 (🔒)
Entry
Created: 11/09/2023 12:31Changes: 11/09/2023 12:31 (51)
Complete: 🔍
Could you also add the official NVD Nist cpe "cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:eclipse_ide"?
We would appreciate it very much.
Best regards,
CERT Team
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