CVE-2023-4218 Security Vulnerability & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-4218
Vulnerability Scoring

5.0

/10

Medium Risk

The vulnerability CVE-2023-4218 could compromise system integrity but typically requires user interaction to be exploited.

Attack Complexity Details

Attack Complexity: Low
Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
Attack Vector: Local
Vulnerability requires local system access.
Privileges Required: Low
Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
Scope: Unchanged
Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
User Interaction: Required
User interaction is necessary for successful exploitation.

CVE-2023-4218 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕣 21 Nov 2024, 08:34 UTC
Originally published on: 🕘 09 Nov 2023, 09:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 377 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

emo@eclipse.org

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE-2023-4218 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-4218: 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).

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-4218

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-4218 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2023-4218

CVE-2023-4218 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2023-4218, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2023-4218, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: High
Exploiting CVE-2023-4218 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
Integrity: None
CVE-2023-4218 poses no threat to data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2023-4218 does not impact system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.051% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 23.24% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 76.76% of others.

CVE-2023-4218 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

Data Serialization External Entities Blowup CAPEC-221 This attack takes advantage of the entity replacement property of certain data serialization languages (e.g., XML, YAML, etc.) where the value of the replacement is a URI. A well-crafted file could have the entity refer to a URI that consumes a large amount of resources to create a denial of service condition. This can cause the system to either freeze, crash, or execute arbitrary code depending on the URI.

Vulnerable Configurations

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