XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting rdf4j package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.75% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-RDF4J-19157327
  • published22 Aug 2026
  • disclosed20 Aug 2018

Introduced: 20 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-1000644  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-611  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:12 rdf4j.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rdf4j package and not the rdf4j package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

Eclipse RDF4j version < 2.4.0 Milestone 2 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in RDF4j XML parser parsing RDF files that can result in the disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, server side request forgery, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted RDF file.