Kitodo.Production: XXE in XMLUtils EAD/XML upload parsers (parseXMLString / getNumberOfEADElements / checkIfXmlIsWellFormed lack secure JAXP config)
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.
CVE-2026-54668
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-54668
kitodo-production
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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[
{
"vendor": "kitodo",
"product": "kitodo-production",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "< 3.9.2"
}
]
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-54668
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high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
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- #52994 · Revision 1
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