CVE-2024-52807 json
XXE vulnerability in XSLT parsing in `org.hl7.fhir.publisher`
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-0146 , GHSA-8c3x-hq82-gjcm
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The HL7 FHIR IG publisher is a tool to take a set of inputs and create a standard FHIR IG. Prior to version 1.7.4, 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. This issue has been patched as of version 1.7.4. No known workarounds are available.
Patch / fix
- maven org.hl7.fhir.publisher:org.hl7.fhir.publisher.cli 1.7.4
- maven org.hl7.fhir.publisher:org.hl7.fhir.publisher.core 1.7.4
- hl7 fhir_ig_publisher 1.7.4
- org.hl7.fhir.publisher org.hl7.fhir.publisher.core 1.7.4
- org.hl7.fhir.publisher org.hl7.fhir.publisher.cli 1.7.4
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.hl7.fhir.publisher:org.hl7.fhir.publisher.cli | <1.7.4 |
1.7.4 |
| maven | org.hl7.fhir.publisher:org.hl7.fhir.publisher.core | <1.7.4 |
1.7.4 |
Affected products
- HL7 fhir-ig-publisher
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
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github.com
/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/commit/3560de2f486d688a3ddcf4aa54d8bdacea380c3d
web
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github.com
/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/security/advisories/GHSA-8c3x-hq82-gjcm
web
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github.com
/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/compare/1.7.3...1.7.4
web
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github.com
/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/security/advisories/GHSA-59rq-22fm-x8q5
web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52807
advisory
-
github.com
/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-52807
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8c3x-hq82-gjcm
- NVD CVE-2024-52807
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