CVE-2024-52807: XXE vulnerability in XSLT parsing in `org.hl7.fhir.publisher`

January 24, 2025

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.

References

github.com/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher
github.com/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/security/advisories/GHSA-59rq-22fm-x8q5
github.com/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/security/advisories/GHSA-8c3x-hq82-gjcm
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8c3x-hq82-gjcm
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52807

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