CVE-2024-46984Network attack vector

Server-side request forgery via external XML entities

Published Sep 19, 2024 · Updated Sep 20, 2024

XXE in gematik Referenzvalidator before 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to induce server-side requests through crafted XML resources. The profile location routine creates a Woodstox WstxInputFactory with insecure defaults, allowing DTD-defined external entities to resolve attacker-chosen URIs. Exposure requires an application to pass XML from untrusted sources to the validator; exploitation issues network requests from that application's context.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.64%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

XXE in gematik Referenzvalidator before 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to induce server-side requests through crafted XML resources. The profile location routine creates a Woodstox WstxInputFactory with insecure defaults, allowing DTD-defined external entities to resolve attacker-chosen URIs. Exposure requires an application to pass XML from untrusted sources to the validator; exploitation issues network requests from that application's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-46984
Published
Sep 19, 2024
Updated
Sep 20, 2024
Vendor
gematik
Product
gematik Referenzvalidator
Classifications
CWE-611
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 20, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.5.1
  2. Affected versionversion=< 2.5.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

gematik · gematik Referenzvalidatorversion=0 <2.5.1; version=< 2.5.1

Published CVSS scores

8.6GitHub Security AdvisoryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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