GHSA-8c3x-hq82-gjcm
XXE vulnerability in XSLT parsing in `org.hl7.fhir.publisher`
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.hl7.fhir.publisher:org.hl7.fhir.publisher.cli | < 1.7.4 | 1.7.4 |
| Maven | org.hl7.fhir.publisher:org.hl7.fhir.publisher.core | < 1.7.4 | 1.7.4 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
XSLT transforms performed by various components are vulnerable to XML external entity injections. A processed XML file with a malicious DTD tag ( ]> could produce XML containing data from the host system. This impacts use cases where org.hl7.fhir.publisher is being used to within a host where external clients can submit XML.
A previous release provided an incomplete solution revealed by new testing.
### Patches
This issue has been patched as of version 1.7.4
### Workarounds
None
### References
[Previous Advisory for Incomplete solution](https://github.com/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/security/advisories/GHSA-59rq-22fm-x8q5)
[MITRE CWE](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html)
[OWASP XML External Entity Prevention Cheat Sheet](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#transformerfactory)
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/security/advisories/GHSA-59rq-22fm-x8q5
- https://github.com/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/security/advisories/GHSA-8c3x-hq82-gjcm
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52807
- https://github.com/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/commit/3560de2f486d688a3ddcf4aa54d8bdacea380c3d
- https://github.com/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher
- https://github.com/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/compare/1.7.3...1.7.4