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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/geonetwork-affected-by-xml-external-entity-xxe-processing-vulnerability-6defbdad  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-06-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-06-10

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

Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## 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

  ```sh
  # 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

  ```sh
  # 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

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- [GeoNetwork unauthenticated server-side request forgery in SLD tool](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-55864-geonetwork-unauthenticated-server-side-request-forgery-in-sld)