CVE-2019-17637 affects all versions of Eclipse Web Tools Platform through release 3.18, allowing XML and DTD files to exploit external entities. This vulnerability enables the exfiltration of local file contents to a remote server during editing or validation, even when external entity resolution is explicitly disabled. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), it presents a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction to achieve high confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0, <= 3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:web_tools_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.