GHSA-vrpq-qp53-qv56
Eclipse JGit XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit | >= 7.2.0.202503040940-r, < 7.2.1.202505142326-r | 7.2.1.202505142326-r |
| Maven | org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit | >= 7.1.0.202411261347-r, < 7.1.1.202505221757-r | 7.1.1.202505221757-r |
| Maven | org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit | >= 7.0.0.202409031743-r, < 7.0.1.202505221510-r | 7.0.1.202505221510-r |
| Maven | org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit | >= 6.1.0.202203080745-r, < 6.10.1.202505221210-r | 6.10.1.202505221210-r |
| Maven | org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit | >= 6.0.0.202110060947-m1, < 6.0.0.202111291000-r | 6.0.0.202111291000-r |
| Maven | org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit | < 5.13.4.202507202350-r | 5.13.4.202507202350-r |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
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.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4949
- https://github.com/eclipse-jgit/jgit
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/64
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/281
- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/5.13.4
- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/5.13.5
- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/6.10.1
- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/7.0.1
- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/7.1.1
- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/7.2.1