# CVE-2023-4759: Arbitrary File Overwrite in Eclipse JGit

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-4759-arbitrary-file-overwrite-in-eclipse-jgit  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-09-18  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-4759 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-09-18

Arbitrary File Overwrite in Eclipse JGit

Technologies: [org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-eclipse-jgit-org-eclipse-jgit). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-4759 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-4759 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-4759?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 18 September 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.0.0.202111291000-r,fixed=6.6.1.202309021850-r.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-4759?** Yes. org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit (Maven): upgrade to 6.6.1.202309021850-r or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-4759?** Check whether you run org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit (Maven): upgrade to 6.6.1.202309021850-r or later

  ```sh
  # set org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit to 6.6.1.202309021850-r in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.0.0.202111291000-r,fixed=6.6.1.202309021850-r

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-4759
- GHSA-3p86-9955-h393

## Related threats

- [Eclipse JGit XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-4949-eclipse-jgit-xml-external-entity-xxe-vulnerability)
- [JGit Improper Input Validation vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-9390-jgit-improper-input-validation-vulnerability)