CVE-2023-4218 (Medium) detected in org.eclipse.core.runtime-3.26.100.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2023-4218 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - org.eclipse.core.runtime-3.26.100.jar

Core Runtime

Library home page: https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/eclipse.platform

Path to dependency file: /build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.eclipse.platform/org.eclipse.core.runtime/3.26.100/83c77ee0cfc948ea33f5054dda3f5c39250a7ed5/org.eclipse.core.runtime-3.26.100.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ org.eclipse.core.runtime-3.26.100.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ea2f9b21a90bec2678ad31c113c847872c955ea8

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability 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).

Publish Date: 2023-11-09

URL: CVE-2023-4218

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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ℹ️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because it is a duplicate of an existing issue: #3688

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ℹ️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because it is a duplicate of an existing issue: #3688