7.1
HIGH
CVE-2019-17637
Eclipse Web Tools Platform XML External Entity Local File Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

In all versions of Eclipse Web Tools Platform through release 3.18 (2020-06), XML and DTD files referring to external entities could be exploited to send the contents of local files to a remote server when edited or validated, even when external entity resolution is disabled in the user preferences.

INFO

Published Date :

July 15, 2020, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 27, 2023, 8:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-17637 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Eclipse web_tools_platform
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-17637.

URL Resource
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=458571 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00016.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-17637 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-17637 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00016.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=458571 No Types Assigned https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=458571 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:web_tools_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 3.18
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.01%

score

0.40143

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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