{"cve":"CVE-2023-4218","nvd":{"published":"2023-11-09T09:15:08.320","modified":"2026-06-17T06:37:20.477","status":"Modified","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).","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.0},"cwes":["CWE-611"],"references":["https://github.com/eclipse-cdt/cdt/commit/c7169b3186d2fef20f97467c3e2ad78e2943ed1b","https://github.com/eclipse-emf/org.eclipse.emf/issues/10","https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.core/commit/38dd2a878f45cdb3d8d52090f1d6d1b532fd4c4d","https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.ui/commit/13675b1f8a74f47de4da89ed0ded6af7c21dfbec","https://github.com/eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde/pull/632/"],"products":["eclipse:eclipse_ide","eclipse:org.eclipse.core.runtime","eclipse:pde"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:42:07.670898610+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-4218","score":0.0039,"percentile":0.3311,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8","summary":"Eclipse IDE XXE in eclipse.platform","modified":"2024-12-03T06:08:39.967584Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.core.runtime","purl":"pkg:maven/org.eclipse.platform/org.eclipse.core.runtime","ranges":["<3.29.0"],"fixed":["3.29.0"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.platform","purl":"pkg:maven/org.eclipse.platform/org.eclipse.platform","ranges":["<4.29.0"],"fixed":["4.29.0"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.jface","purl":"pkg:maven/org.eclipse.platform/org.eclipse.jface","ranges":["<3.31.0"],"fixed":["3.31.0"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.forms","purl":"pkg:maven/org.eclipse.platform/org.eclipse.ui.forms","ranges":["<3.13.0"],"fixed":["3.13.0"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.ide","purl":"pkg:maven/org.eclipse.platform/org.eclipse.ui.ide","ranges":["<3.21.100"],"fixed":["3.21.100"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.workbench","purl":"pkg:maven/org.eclipse.platform/org.eclipse.ui.workbench","ranges":["<3.130.0"],"fixed":["3.130.0"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.urischeme","purl":"pkg:maven/org.eclipse.platform/org.eclipse.urischeme","ranges":["<1.3.100"],"fixed":["1.3.100"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.eclipse.jdt:org.eclipse.jdt.ui","purl":"pkg:maven/org.eclipse.jdt/org.eclipse.jdt.ui","ranges":["<3.30.0"],"fixed":["3.30.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}