High, CVSS 8.2MavenPublished
GeoNetwork affected by XML External Entity (XXE) processing vulnerability in WFS indexing REST API endpoint
GHSA-2p76-gc46-5fvc
- Affected
- Maven org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-wfsfeature-harvester >= 4.4.0, <= 4.4.7; >= 4.2.0, <= 4.2.12
- Fixed in
- 4.4.84.2.13· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- 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
Recommended action: Upgrade to 4.4.8 or 4.2.13 by release line, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.