Geonetwork 3.10 through 4.2.0 contains an XML external entity vulnerability in PDF rendering that allows attackers to retrieve arbitrary files from the server. Attackers can exploit the insecure XML parser by crafting a malicious XML document with external entity references to read system files through the baseURL parameter in PDF creation requests.
Impact
The search end-point response headers contain information about Elasticsearch software in use. This information is sensitive from a security point of view because it allows software used by the server to be easily identified.
Patches
GeoNetwork 4.4.5 / 4.2.10
Workarounds
None
References - CVE-2024-32037 - Search service
Credits
- Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, The Netherlands.