CVE-2026-54668

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/releases/tag/kitodo-production-3.9.2
https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/security/advisories/GHSA-mff2-fpqj-jg4q
https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/security/advisories/GHSA-mff2-fpqj-jg4q

Configurations

No configuration.

History

29 Oct 2026, 15:17

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References	~~() https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/security/advisories/GHSA-mff2-fpqj-jg4q -~~	() https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/security/advisories/GHSA-mff2-fpqj-jg4q -

23 Oct 2026, 15:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-23 15:17

Updated : 2026-10-29 15:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-54668

Mitre link : CVE-2026-54668

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-54668

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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