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CVE-2026-24400 — AssertJ has XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability when parsing untrusted XML via isXmlEqualTo assertion

2026-10-07T13:42:01.974153+00:00

Affected: assertj

AssertJ provides Fluent testing assertions for Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Starting in version 1.4.0 and prior to version 3.27.7, an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in `org.assertj.core.util.xml.XmlStringPrettyFormatter`: the `toXmlDocument(String)` method initializes `DocumentBuilderFactory` with default settings, without disabling DTDs or external entities. This formatter is used by the `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` assertion for `CharSequence` values. An application is vulnerable only when it uses untrusted XML input with either `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` from `org.assertj.core.api.AbstractCharSequenceAssert` or `xmlPrettyFormat(String)` from `org.assertj.core.util.xml.XmlStringPrettyFormatter`. If untrusted XML input is processed by tone of these methods, an attacker couldnread arbitrary local files via `file://` URIs (e.g., `/etc/passwd`, application configuration files); perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via HTTP/HTTPS URIs, and/or cause Denial of Service via "Billion Laughs" entity expansion attacks. `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` has been deprecated in favor of XMLUnit in version 3.18.0 and will be removed in version 4.0. Users of affected versions should, in order of preference: replace `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` with XMLUnit, upgrade to version 3.27.7, or avoid using `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` or `XmlStringPrettyFormatter` with untrusted input. `XmlStringPrettyFormatter` has historically been considered a utility for `isXmlEq…

GHSA-rqfh-9r24-8c9r — AssertJ has XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability when parsing untrusted XML via isXmlEqualTo assertion

2026-10-07T13:42:01.974247+00:00

Affected: Maven: org.assertj:assertj-core

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in `org.assertj.core.util.xml.XmlStringPrettyFormatter`: the `toXmlDocument(String)` method initializes `DocumentBuilderFactory` with default settings, without disabling DTDs or external entities. This formatter is used by the `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` assertion for `CharSequence` values.

An application is vulnerable only when it uses untrusted XML input with one of the following methods:

- `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` from `org.assertj.core.api.AbstractCharSequenceAssert` - `xmlPrettyFormat(String)` from `org.assertj.core.util.xml.XmlStringPrettyFormatter`

### Impact

If untrusted XML input is processed by the methods mentioned above (e.g., in test environments handling external fixture files), an attacker could:

- **Read arbitrary local files** via `file://` URIs (e.g., `/etc/passwd`, application configuration files) - **Perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)** via HTTP/HTTPS URIs - **Cause Denial of Service** via "Billion Laughs" entity expansion attacks

### Mitigation

`isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` has been deprecated in favor of [XMLUnit](https://www.xmlunit.org/) in version 3.18.0 and will be removed in version 4.0. Users of affected versions should, in order of preference:

1. Replace `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` with XMLUnit, or 2. Upgrade to version 3.27.7, or 3. Avoid using `isXmlEqualTo(CharSequence)` or `XmlStringPrettyFormatter` with untrusted input.

`XmlStringPrettyFormatter` has historically been co…