CVE-2023-4218 XXE in eclipse.platform / Eclipse IDE
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4218 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-4218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eclipse IDE, published on 9 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4218 exists.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.ide (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.21.100
- org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.ide (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.21.100
- org.eclipse.jdt:org.eclipse.jdt.ui (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.30.0
- org.eclipse.jdt:org.eclipse.jdt.ui (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.30.0
- org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.core.runtime (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.29.0
- org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.core.runtime (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.29.0
- org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.jface (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.31.0
- org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.jface (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.31.0
- org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.platform (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 4.29.0
- org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.platform (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 4.29.0
- org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.forms (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.13.0
- org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.forms (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.13.0
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4218/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4218/index.md)
Attackers can exploit XML External Entity vulnerabilities in Eclipse IDE by tricking users into opening malicious projects, leading to data exposure or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-4218?
CVE-2023-4218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eclipse IDE, published on 9 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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).
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4218?
16 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.ide, org.eclipse.jdt:org.eclipse.jdt.ui and org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.core.runtime. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.ide Maven | All versions | 3.21.100 |
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.ide Maven | All versions | 3.21.100 |
org.eclipse.jdt:org.eclipse.jdt.ui Maven | All versions | 3.30.0 |
org.eclipse.jdt:org.eclipse.jdt.ui Maven | All versions | 3.30.0 |
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.core.runtime Maven | All versions | 3.29.0 |
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.core.runtime Maven | All versions | 3.29.0 |
10 more packages
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.jface Maven | All versions | 3.31.0 |
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.jface Maven | All versions | 3.31.0 |
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.platform Maven | All versions | 4.29.0 |
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.platform Maven | All versions | 4.29.0 |
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.forms Maven | All versions | 3.13.0 |
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.forms Maven | All versions | 3.13.0 |
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.workbench Maven | All versions | 3.130.0 |
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.workbench Maven | All versions | 3.130.0 |
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.urischeme Maven | All versions | 1.3.100 |
org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.urischeme Maven | All versions | 1.3.100 |
Linux distribution packages (24)
maven-surefire SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire-plugins SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
eclipse SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 4.15-150200.4.16.4 |
eclipse-bootstrap SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 4.15-150200.4.16.5 |
eclipse-emf SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.22.0-150200.4.9.3 |
eclipse-emf-bootstrap SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.22.0-150200.4.9.3 |
maven-surefire SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
maven-surefire-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 2.22.2-150200.3.9.9.1 |
Products include Eclipse Eclipse Ide, Eclipse Org.eclipse.core.runtime, Eclipse Pde.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4218?
Upgrade org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.ui.ide to 3.21.100 or later.
Is CVE-2023-4218 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4218 exists.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-j24h-xcpc-9jw8, SUSE-SU-2024:1304-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4218, openSUSE-SU-2024:13786-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13787-1.