XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting eclipse-emf-core-bootstrap package, versions <2.22.0-150200.4.9.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-ECLIPSEEMFCOREBOOTSTRAP-6616153
  • published17 Apr 2024
  • disclosed16 Apr 2024

Introduced: 16 Apr 2024

CVE-2023-4218  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-611  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 eclipse-emf-core-bootstrap to version 2.22.0-150200.4.9.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eclipse-emf-core-bootstrap package and not the eclipse-emf-core-bootstrap package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1