CVE-2024-52007
Description
HAPI FHIR is a complete implementation of the HL7 FHIR standard for healthcare interoperability in Java. XSLT parsing performed by various components are vulnerable to XML external entity injections. A processed XML file with a malicious DTD tag ( <!DOCTYPE foo [<!ENTITY example SYSTEM "/etc/passwd"> ]> could produce XML containing data from the host system. This impacts use cases where org.hl7.fhir.core is being used to within a host where external clients can submit XML. This is related to GHSA-6cr6-ph3p-f5rf, in which its fix (#1571 & #1717) was incomplete. This issue has been addressed in release version 6.4.0 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu3Maven | < 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 |
ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4Maven | < 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 |
ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4bMaven | < 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 |
ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r5Maven | < 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 |
ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.utilitiesMaven | < 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 |
ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016mayMaven | < 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 |
Patches
126c445c8fc84Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- github.com/advisories/GHSA-gr3c-q7xf-47vhghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52007ghsaADVISORY
- cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.htmlnvdWEB
- cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.htmlnvdWEB
- github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/issues/1571nvdWEB
- github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/pull/1717nvdWEB
- github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/security/advisories/GHSA-6cr6-ph3p-f5rfnvdWEB
- github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/security/advisories/GHSA-gr3c-q7xf-47vhnvdWEB
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