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CVE-2018-1000644

CRITICAL

Eclipse RDF4j version < 2.4.0 Milestone 2 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in RDF4j XML parser parsing RDF files that can result in the disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, server side request forgery, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted RDF file.

Published: Aug 20, 2018 Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-611

CVSS Metrics

CVSSv3
Attack Vector: NETWORK Attack Complexity: LOW Privileges Required: NONE User Interaction: NONE Scope: CHANGED Confidentiality Impact: HIGH Integrity Impact: HIGH Availability Impact: HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products (4)

Vendor Product Version
eclipse rdf4j * < 2.4.0
eclipse rdf4j 2.4.0
eclipse rdf4j 2.4.0
eclipse rdf4j 2.4.0

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-6xq8-pvg4-3mf3

Eclipse RDF4j vulnerable to XML External Entity

maven org.eclipse.rdf4j:rdf4j-runtime < 2.4.0 Fixed: 2.4.0

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 10.0 / 10
EPSS Score 2.03%

Top 21% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 40.6 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub