{
    "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
    "dataVersion": "5.2",
    "cveMetadata": {
        "cveId": "CVE-2026-54668",
        "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M",
        "dateReserved": "2026-06-15T22:53:58.560Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-10-23T14:54:35.530Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-23T14:54:35.530Z"
    },
    "containers": {
        "cna": {
            "title": "Kitodo.Production: XXE in XMLUtils EAD/XML upload parsers (parseXMLString / getNumberOfEADElements / checkIfXmlIsWellFormed lack secure JAXP config)",
            "problemTypes": [
                {
                    "descriptions": [
                        {
                            "cweId": "CWE-611",
                            "lang": "en",
                            "description": "CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference",
                            "type": "CWE"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "metrics": [
                {
                    "cvssV4_0": {
                        "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                        "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                        "attackRequirements": "NONE",
                        "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                        "userInteraction": "NONE",
                        "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                        "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
                        "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
                        "baseScore": 8.7,
                        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                        "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                        "version": "4.0"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "references": [
                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/security/advisories/GHSA-mff2-fpqj-jg4q",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
                    ],
                    "url": "https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/security/advisories/GHSA-mff2-fpqj-jg4q"
                },
                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/releases/tag/kitodo-production-3.9.2",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_MISC"
                    ],
                    "url": "https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/releases/tag/kitodo-production-3.9.2"
                }
            ],
            "affected": [
                {
                    "vendor": "kitodo",
                    "product": "kitodo-production",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "< 3.9.2",
                            "status": "affected"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "providerMetadata": {
                "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
                "shortName": "GitHub_M",
                "dateUpdated": "2026-10-23T14:54:35.530Z"
            },
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Kitodo.Production is a workflow management tool for mass digitization and is part of the Kitodo Digital Library Suite. Prior to version 3.9.2, org.kitodo.production.helper.XMLUtils exposes several XML parsing helpers that construct a JAXP parser with the default, non-secure configuration. The methods parseXMLString(String), getNumberOfEADElements(String, String) and checkIfXmlIsWellFormed(String) build a DocumentBuilderFactory / XMLInputFactory / SAXParserFactory via newInstance() and parse the attacker-supplied string without disabling DOCTYPE declarations or external entity resolution. These helpers sit directly on the EAD-import path: an authenticated user who uploads an EAD/XML file through the \"Create process\" file-upload dialog has the uploaded bytes parsed by these methods. A crafted document with an external entity therefore yields XML External Entity (XXE) injection: local file disclosure and outbound SSRF requests from the server. This issue has been patched in version 3.9.2."
                }
            ],
            "source": {
                "advisory": "GHSA-mff2-fpqj-jg4q",
                "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
            }
        }
    }
}