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GHSA-W9J7-PHM3-F97J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-13 20:35 – Updated: 2024-12-13 20:35

Summary

Ucum-java has an XXE vulnerability in XML parsing

Details

Impact

XML parsing performed by the UcumEssenceService is 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 ucum is being used to within a host where external clients can submit XML.

Patches

Release 1.0.9 of ucum fixes this vulnerability

Workarounds

Ensure that the source xml for instantiating UcumEssenceService is trusted.

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

Severity

8.6 (High)


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

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CVE-2024-55887 (GCVE-0-2024-55887)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-13 16:08 – Updated: 2024-12-13 17:06

Title

Ucum-java has an XXE vulnerability in XML parsing

Summary

Ucum-java is a FHIR Java library providing UCUM Services. In versions prior to 1.0.9, XML parsing performed by the UcumEssenceService is 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 ucum is being used to within a host where external clients can submit XML. Release 1.0.9 of Ucum-java fixes this vulnerability. As a workaround, ensure that the source xml for instantiating UcumEssenceService is trusted.

Severity

8.6 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-12-13 17:06 UTC

CWE

CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7665 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://github.com/FHIR/Ucum-java/security/adviso…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
FHIR	Ucum-java	Affected: < 1.0.9

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