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GHSA-2p76-gc46-5fvc: GeoNetwork affected by XML External Entity (XXE) processing vulnerability in WFS indexing REST API endpoint

June 10, 2025

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

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2p76-gc46-5fvc
  • github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork
  • github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8757
  • github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8803
  • github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8812
  • github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-2p76-gc46-5fvc
  • github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-826p-4gcg-35vw

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.2.0 before 4.2.13, all versions starting from 4.4.0 before 4.4.8

Fixed versions

  • 4.4.8
  • 4.2.13

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.2.13, 4.4.8 or above.

Impact 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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Weakness

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
  • CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Source file

maven/org.geonetwork-opensource/gn-wfsfeature-harvester/GHSA-2p76-gc46-5fvc.yml

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