Impact GeoNetwork WFS Index functionality is affected by GeoTools XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability during schema validation. This vulnerability is particularly severe as the REST API endpoint was not secured, potentially allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive files Patches GeoNetwork 4.4.8 / 4.2.13. Workarounds Remove the gn-wfsfeature-harvester and gn-camelPeriodicProducer jars, disabling the WFS Index functionality. References GHSA-826p-4gcg-35vw https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8757 https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/8803…Read More