UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4218

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4218
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4218.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4218
Upstream
Published
2023-11-09T09:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T05:01:31Z
Severity
  • 5.0 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 5.0 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / eclipse

Package

Name
eclipse
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/eclipse@3.8.1-8?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.8.1-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "eclipse",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eclipse-jdt",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eclipse-pde",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eclipse-platform",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eclipse-platform-data",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eclipse-rcp",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libequinox-osgi-java",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-8"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / eclipse

Package

Name
eclipse
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/eclipse@3.8.1-11?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.8.1-10
3.8.1-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "eclipse",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eclipse-jdt",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eclipse-pde",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eclipse-platform",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eclipse-platform-data",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eclipse-rcp",
            "binary_version": "3.8.1-11"
        }
    ]
}