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GHSA-2P76-GC46-5FVC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-10 20:10 – Updated: 2025-06-10 20:10

Summary

GeoNetwork affected by XML External Entity (XXE) processing vulnerability in WFS indexing REST API endpoint

Details

Impact

GeoNetwork WFS Index functionality is affected by GeoTools XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability during schema validation.

This vulnerability is particularly severe as the REST API endpoint was not secured, potentially allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive files

Patches

GeoNetwork 4.4.8 / 4.2.13.

Workarounds

Remove the gn-wfsfeature-harvester and gn-camelPeriodicProducer jars, disabling the WFS Index functionality.

References

GHSA-826p-4gcg-35vw
https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8757
https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8803
https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8812

Severity ?

8.2 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.4.7"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-web-app"
      },
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          "events": [
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              "introduced": "4.4.0"
            },
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              "fixed": "4.4.8"
            }
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      },
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  "aliases": [],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-611",
      "CWE-918"
    ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-06-10T20:10:42Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nGeoNetwork WFS Index functionality is affected by GeoTools XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability during schema validation. \n\nThis vulnerability is particularly severe as the REST API endpoint was not secured, potentially allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive files \n\n### Patches\n\nGeoNetwork 4.4.8 / 4.2.13.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nRemove the ``gn-wfsfeature-harvester`` and ``gn-camelPeriodicProducer``  jars, disabling the WFS Index functionality. \n\n### References\n\n- [GHSA-826p-4gcg-35vw](https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-826p-4gcg-35vw)\n- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8757\n- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8803\n- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8812",
  "id": "GHSA-2p76-gc46-5fvc",
  "modified": "2025-06-10T20:10:42Z",
  "published": "2025-06-10T20:10:42Z",
  "references": [
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "GeoNetwork affected by XML External Entity (XXE) processing vulnerability in WFS indexing REST API endpoint"
}

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