XXE vulnerability in Eclipse JGit
Vulnerability Description
In Eclipse JGit versions 7.2.0.202503040940-r and older, the ManifestParser class used by the repo command and the AmazonS3 class used to implement the experimental amazons3 git transport protocol allowing to store git pack files in an Amazon S3 bucket, are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks when parsing XML files. This vulnerability can lead to information disclosure, denial of service, and other security issues.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Simon Gerst (intrigus-lgtm) https://intrigus.org
References
- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/7.2.1
- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/7.1.1
- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/7.0.1
- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/6.10.1
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/281
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/64
- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/5.13.4
Affected Vendor
Eclipse JGit
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