Description
HAPI FHIR is a complete implementation of the HL7 FHIR standard for healthcare interoperability in Java. Prior to 6.9.10, org.hl7.fhir.utilities.XsltUtilities saxonTransform(...) overloads instantiated a bare net.sf.saxon.TransformerFactoryImpl() without ACCESS_EXTERNAL_DTD or ACCESS_EXTERNAL_STYLESHEET restrictions, allowing an attacker who controls or can tamper with transformed XML to trigger XML External Entity injection for local file disclosure and blind XXE or SSRF to arbitrary URLs reachable from the host. This issue is fixed in version 6.9.10.
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| hapifhir | org.hl7.fhir.core | affected |
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Advisories
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 Github GHSA |
GHSA-2f55-g35j-5jmf | HAPI FHIR: XXE in XsltUtilities.saxonTransform via unhardened Saxon TransformerFactory |
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History
Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | HAPI FHIR is a complete implementation of the HL7 FHIR standard for healthcare interoperability in Java. Prior to 6.9.10, org.hl7.fhir.utilities.XsltUtilities saxonTransform(...) overloads instantiated a bare net.sf.saxon.TransformerFactoryImpl() without ACCESS_EXTERNAL_DTD or ACCESS_EXTERNAL_STYLESHEET restrictions, allowing an attacker who controls or can tamper with transformed XML to trigger XML External Entity injection for local file disclosure and blind XXE or SSRF to arbitrary URLs reachable from the host. This issue is fixed in version 6.9.10. | |
| Title | HAPI FHIR: XXE in XsltUtilities.saxonTransform via unhardened Saxon TransformerFactory | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-611 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-07-08T21:28:45.390Z
Reserved: 2026-06-16T22:10:37.608Z
Link: CVE-2026-55471
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Weaknesses
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CWE-611
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference