CVE-2023-51444

HIGH EPSS 76.7%
Published Mar 20, 20242y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.2 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Mar 20, 2024 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. An arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 that enables an authenticated administrator with permissions to modify coverage stores through the REST Coverage Store API to upload arbitrary file contents to arbitrary file locations which can lead to remote code execution. Coverage stores that are configured using relative paths use a GeoServer Resource implementation that has validation to prevent path traversal but coverage stores that are configured using absolute paths use a different Resource implementation that does not prevent path traversal. This vulnerability can lead to executing arbitrary code. An administrator with limited privileges could also potentially exploit this to overwrite GeoServer security files and obtain full administrator privileges. Versions 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 contain a fix for this issue.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.2
Exploitability
1.2
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
76.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Validation
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
geoservergeoserver* <2.23.4
geoservergeoserver2.24.0any

References 5

  • github.com https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/ca683170c669718cb6ad4c79e01b0451065e13b8
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/fe235b3bb1d7f05751a4a2ef5390c36f5c9e78ae
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/7222
    Issue Tracking
  • github.com https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq
    ExploitVendor Advisory
  • osgeo-org.atlassian.net https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11176
    Issue Tracking

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/ca683170c669718cb6ad4c79e01b0451065e13b8
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/fe235b3bb1d7f05751a4a2ef5390c36f5c9e78ae
    Patch