CVE-2024-52007
XXE vulnerability in XSLT parsing in `org.hl7.fhir.core`
Impact
### Summary XSLT parsing performed by various components are vulnerable to XML external entity injections. A processed XML file with a malicious DTD tag ( <!DOCTYPE foo [<!ENTITY example SYSTEM "/etc/passwd"> ]> could produce XML containing data from the host system. This impacts use cases where org.hl7.fhir.core is being used to within a host where external clients can submit XML. ### Details This is related to https://github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/security/advisories/GHSA-6cr6-ph3p-f5rf, in which its fix ( https://github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/issues/1571, https://github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/pull/1717) was incomplete. ### References https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#jaxp-documentbuilderfactory-saxparserfactory-and-dom4j
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu3 | < 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 |
| maven | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4 | < 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 |
| maven | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4b | < 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 |
| maven | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r5 | < 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 |
| maven | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.utilities | < 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 |
| maven | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may | < 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#jaxp-documentbuilderfactory-saxparserfactory-and-dom4j
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html
- https://github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/issues/1571
- https://github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/pull/1717
- https://github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/security/advisories/GHSA-6cr6-ph3p-f5rf
- https://github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/security/advisories/GHSA-gr3c-q7xf-47vh
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gr3c-q7xf-47vh
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52007