CVE-2023-4218XXE in eclipse.platform / Eclipse IDE
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 0.40%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 65% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
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).
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
ID reserved
By eclipse
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 10 months later
· 10 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| eclipseCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 65% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
Eclipse Foundation · Eclipse IDE
- affected < 4.29
Eclipse Foundation · Eclipse IDE
- affected < 2023-09
Eclipse Foundation · org.eclipse.core.runtime
- affected < 3.29.0
Eclipse Foundation · org.eclipse.pde
- affected ≤ 3.13.2400
Affected packages
Affected packages8
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.eclipse.jdt:org.eclipse.jdt.uiGHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.core.runtimeGHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.jfaceGHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.platformGHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.formsGHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.ideGHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.workbenchGHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.urischemeGHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 (opens in a new tab)
References
References11
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/8 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/632/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/667/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform/pull/761 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng.buildtools/pull/45 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.ui/commit/f243cf0a28785b89b7c50bf4e1cce48a917d89bd (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.ui/commit/13675b1f8a74f47de4da89ed0ded6af7c21dfbec (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.core/commit/38dd2a878f45cdb3d8d52090f1d6d1b532fd4c4d (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/eclipse-emf/org.eclipse.emf/issues/10 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.swt/commit/bf71db5ddcb967c0863dad4745367b54f49e06ba (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/eclipse-cdt/cdt/commit/c7169b3186d2fef20f97467c3e2ad78e2943ed1b (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2023-2980 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2023-4218)Record last updated .