An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in HAPI FHIR before v6.4.0 allows attackers to…
Priority HIGH 82CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01904 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.convertors (Maven): 6.4.0ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2 (Maven): 6.4.0+7 more productsRed Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.convertors (Maven) | before 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 |
| — | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2 (Maven) | before 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 |
| — | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may (Maven) | before 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 |
| — | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu3 (Maven) | before 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 |
| — | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4 (Maven) | before 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 |
| — | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4b (Maven) | before 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 |
| — | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r5 (Maven) | before 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 |
| — | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.utilities (Maven) | before 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 |
| — | ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.validation (Maven) | before 6.4.0 | 6.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.convertors (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.4.0 Fixed in 6.4.0 Patch available GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.4.0 Fixed in 6.4.0 Patch available GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.4.0 Fixed in 6.4.0 Patch available GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu3 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.4.0 Fixed in 6.4.0 Patch available GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.4.0 Fixed in 6.4.0 Patch available GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4b (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.4.0 Fixed in 6.4.0 Patch available GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r5 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.4.0 Fixed in 6.4.0 Patch available GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.utilities (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.4.0 Fixed in 6.4.0 Patch available GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.validation (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 6.4.0 Fixed in 6.4.0 Patch available GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.convertors (Maven) Fixed in 6.4.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2 (Maven) Fixed in 6.4.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may (Maven) Fixed in 6.4.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.dstu3 (Maven) Fixed in 6.4.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4 (Maven) Fixed in 6.4.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4b (Maven) Fixed in 6.4.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r5 (Maven) Fixed in 6.4.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.utilities (Maven) Fixed in 6.4.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.validation (Maven) Fixed in 6.4.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2024:10035 Released 2024-11-19 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.4 for Quarkus 3.8 update is now available (RHBQ 3.8.6.SP2)
- Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.4 for Quarkus 3.8
- RHSA-2024:9806 Released 2024-11-15 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.4.4 for Spring Boot security update.
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.4.4 for Spring Boot
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.4 for Quarkus 3.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:10035 |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.4.4 for Spring Boot | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9806 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-51132
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-51132 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-51132 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4cf2-cxp3-rjr7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-51132 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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