GHSA-2p76-gc46-5fvc
GitHub Security Advisory
GeoNetwork affected by XML External Entity (XXE) processing vulnerability in WFS indexing REST API endpoint
Advisory Details
### Impact
GeoNetwork WFS Index functionality is affected by GeoTools XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability during schema validation.
This vulnerability is particularly severe as the REST API endpoint was not secured, potentially allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive files
### Patches
GeoNetwork 4.4.8 / 4.2.13.
### Workarounds
Remove the ``gn-wfsfeature-harvester`` and ``gn-camelPeriodicProducer`` jars, disabling the WFS Index functionality.
### References
- [GHSA-826p-4gcg-35vw](https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-826p-4gcg-35vw)
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8757
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8803
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8812
Affected Packages
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