CVE-2023-43795

WPS Server Side Request Forgery in GeoServer

Published: Oct 24, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-918

8.6HIGH

Description

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. The OGC Web Processing Service (WPS) specification is designed to process information from any server using GET and POST requests. This presents the opportunity for Server Side Request Forgery. This vulnerability has been patched in version 2.22.5 and 2.23.2.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:LAvailability

Low

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Weaknesses

CWE-918

Affected Products

geoserver

oss-projectaka geowebcache

geoserverOn-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core

osgeo

oss-projectaka gdal, geoserver, mapserver

geoserverMixed

OSS Libraries / generic-library

Maven

package-ecosystem

org.geoserver.extension:gs-wps-core

OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Workaround Available

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2 techniques

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References

https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-5pr3-m5hm-9956

github.com

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43795

nvd.nist.gov

https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/security/urlchecks.html

docs.geoserver.org

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