What is CVE-2023-6194?

CVE-2023-6194 is a low-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Memory Analyzer, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2023-12-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-6194?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.

XXE in Eclipse Memory Analyzer

CVE-2023-6194

In Eclipse Memory Analyzer versions 0.7 to 1.14.0, report definition XML files are not filtered to prohibit document type definition (DTD) references to external entities. This means that if a user chooses to use a malicious report definition XML file containing an external entity reference to generate a report then Eclipse Memory Analyzer may access external files or URLs defined via a DTD in the report definition.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.003 (23.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Eclipse Memory_analyzer
Eclipse Foundation Memory Analyzer (Tools.mat) — versions 0.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

emo@eclipse.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
emo@eclipse.org (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
emo@eclipse.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6194?: CVE-2023-6194 is a low-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Memory Analyzer, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2023-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-6194?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.