GeoNetwork affected by XML External Entity (XXE) processing vulnerability in WFS indexing REST API endpoint

Quick answers

Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

How severe is This vulnerability?

Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 10 June 2025.

Which products and versions are affected?

org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-web-app (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.4.0,fixed=4.4.8; org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-wfsfeature-harvester (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.4.0,fixed=4.4.8.

Is there a fix for This vulnerability?

Yes. org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-web-app (Maven): upgrade to 4.4.8 or later; org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-wfsfeature-harvester (Maven): upgrade to 4.4.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Am I affected?

Check whether you run org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-web-app (Maven) or org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-wfsfeature-harvester (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

• org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-web-app (Maven): upgrade to 4.4.8 or later

  # set org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-web-app to 4.4.8 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

• org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-wfsfeature-harvester (Maven): upgrade to 4.4.8 or later

  # set org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-wfsfeature-harvester to 4.4.8 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

• org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-web-app (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.4.0,fixed=4.4.8
• org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-wfsfeature-harvester (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.4.0,fixed=4.4.8