CVE-2024-52007 (High) detected in org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may-5.6.36.jar

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CVE-2024-52007 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may-5.6.36.jar

Library home page: http://hl7.org

Path to dependency file: /hapi-tinder-plugin/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /hapi-tinder-plugin/pom.xml

Dependency Hierarchy:

• hapi-fhir-structures-dstu2.1-6.1.0.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may-5.6.36.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 4d4d8b25d41ea632109b5a3585587d2bf861b5d6

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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 ( ]> 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.

Publish Date: 2024-11-08

URL: CVE-2024-52007

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.6)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-gr3c-q7xf-47vh

Release Date: 2024-11-08

Fix Resolution (ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may): 6.4.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:hapi-fhir-structures-dstu2.1): 7.6.0

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