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CVE-2019-17637
In all versions of Eclipse Web Tools Platform through release 3.18 (2020-06), XML and DTD files referring to external entities could be…
High7.1EPSS 0.88%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.88% · top 41% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
Affected products
The Eclipse Foundation · Eclipse Web Tools Platform
- affected 1.0 to 3.18
References (2)
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=458571 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20201009 [SECURITY] [DLA 2404-1] eclipse-wtp security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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