#1144952 rdf4j: CVE-2018-1000644

Package:
src:rdf4j
Source:
src:rdf4j
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2026-08-20 18:37:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1144952#5
Date:
2026-08-20 18:36:24 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for rdf4j.

CVE-2018-1000644[0]:
| 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.

Please note that the issue recently got a second CVE assigned,
CVE-2026-15803 for an incomplete fix of the original CVE-2018-1000644.
So once fixing this issue, make sure to fix it completely following
[3].

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1000644
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000644
[1] https://github.com/eclipse-rdf4j/rdf4j/issues/1056
[2] https://github.com/eclipse-rdf4j/rdf4j/commit/50f2f51950227a4ec595a2922d81da487aba5135
[3] https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/175

Regards,
Salvatore