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).
CVE-2023-4218
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.0 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.0%, top 92% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.0
- EG Score
- 5.0(medium)
- EPSS
- 30.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 9, 2023
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (22)
- emo@eclipsehttps://github.com/eclipse-cdt/cdt/commit/c7169b3186d2fef20f97467c3e2ad78e2943ed1b
- emo@eclipsehttps://github.com/eclipse-emf/org.eclipse.emf/issues/10
- emo@eclipsehttps://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.core/commit/38dd2a878f45cdb3d8d52090f1d6d1b532fd4c4d
- emo@eclipsehttps://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.ui/commit/13675b1f8a74f47de4da89ed0ded6af7c21dfbec
- emo@eclipsehttps://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/632/
- emo@eclipsehttps://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/667/
- emo@eclipsehttps://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng.buildtools/pull/45
- emo@eclipsehttps://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.swt/commit/bf71db5ddcb967c0863dad4745367b54f49e06ba
- emo@eclipsehttps://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.ui/commit/f243cf0a28785b89b7c50bf4e1cce48a917d89bd
- emo@eclipsehttps://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform/pull/761
- emo@eclipsehttps://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/8
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/eclipse-cdt/cdt/commit/c7169b3186d2fef20f97467c3e2ad78e2943ed1b
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/eclipse-emf/org.eclipse.emf/issues/10
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.core/commit/38dd2a878f45cdb3d8d52090f1d6d1b532fd4c4d
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.ui/commit/13675b1f8a74f47de4da89ed0ded6af7c21dfbec
Affected Packages
(8 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(8)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.eclipse.jdt:org.eclipse.jdt.ui | 3.12.2 ... 3.29.0 (27 versions) | 3.30.0 | — |
| org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.core.runtime | 3.12.0 ... 3.27.0 (22 versions) | 3.29.0 | — |
| org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.jface | 3.12.1 ... 3.30.0 (26 versions) | 3.31.0 | — |
| org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.platform | 4.10.0 ... 4.9.0 (27 versions) | 4.29.0 | — |
| org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.forms | 3.10.0 ... 3.9.100 (22 versions) | 3.13.0 | — |
| org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.ide | 3.12.2 ... 3.21.0 (25 versions) | 3.21.100 | — |
| org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.workbench | 3.108.2 ... 3.129.0 (25 versions) | 3.130.0 | — |
| org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.urischeme | 1.0.0 ... 1.3.0 (17 versions) | 1.3.100 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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