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GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7

CRITICAL

GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.convertors. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

HAPI FHIR XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability

Also known asCVE-2024-51132
Published
Nov 5, 2024
Updated
Nov 6, 2024
Affected
9 pkgs
Patched
9 / 9
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

9 pkgs affected
ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.convertorsca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016mayca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu3ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4bca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r5ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.utilities+1 more

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Description

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in HAPI FHIR before v6.4.0 allows attackers to access sensitive information or execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted request containing malicious XML entities.

Affected Packages

9 total 9 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
Mavenca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.convertorsall versions6.4.0
Mavenca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2all versions6.4.0
Mavenca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016mayall versions6.4.0
Mavenca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu3all versions6.4.0
Mavenca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4all versions6.4.0
Mavenca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4ball versions6.4.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.convertors. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.convertors to 6.4.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in HAPI FHIR before v6.4.0 allows attackers to access sensitive information or execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted request containing malicious XML entities.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.