{"id":"GHSA-2p76-gc46-5fvc","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/GHSA-2p76-gc46-5fvc","summary":"GeoNetwork affected by XML External Entity (XXE) processing vulnerability in WFS indexing REST API endpoint","details":"### Impact\n\nGeoNetwork WFS Index functionality is affected by GeoTools XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability during schema validation. \n\nThis vulnerability is particularly severe as the REST API endpoint was not secured, potentially allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive files \n\n### Patches\n\nGeoNetwork 4.4.8 / 4.2.13.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nRemove the ``gn-wfsfeature-harvester`` and ``gn-camelPeriodicProducer``  jars, disabling the WFS Index functionality. \n\n### References\n\n- [GHSA-826p-4gcg-35vw](https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-826p-4gcg-35vw)\n- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8757\n- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8803\n- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8812","published":"2025-06-10T20:10:42Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:17:55.045172Z","cvss":{"score":8.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-web-app","fixedVersion":"4.4.8"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-web-app","fixedVersion":"4.2.13"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-wfsfeature-harvester","fixedVersion":"4.4.8"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-wfsfeature-harvester","fixedVersion":"4.2.13"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8757","label":"geonetwork/core-geonetwork#8757"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-2p76-gc46-5fvc"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-826p-4gcg-35vw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8757"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8803"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8812"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-02-04T03:17:55.045172Z"}}