CVE-2023-4218: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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).
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8
- github.com/eclipse-cdt/cdt/commit/c7169b3186d2fef20f97467c3e2ad78e2943ed1b
- github.com/eclipse-emf/org.eclipse.emf/issues/10
- github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.core/commit/38dd2a878f45cdb3d8d52090f1d6d1b532fd4c4d
- github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.ui/commit/13675b1f8a74f47de4da89ed0ded6af7c21dfbec
- github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/632/
- github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/667/
- github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng.buildtools/pull/45
- github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.swt/commit/bf71db5ddcb967c0863dad4745367b54f49e06ba
- github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.ui/commit/f243cf0a28785b89b7c50bf4e1cce48a917d89bd
- github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform/commit/5dc372a0c5002b7f22e5d49eaa1cbf0916455daf
- github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform/pull/761
- github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform/security/advisories/GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8
- gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/8
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4218
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