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CVE-2024-35230

Welcome and About GeoServer pages communicate version and revision information

Published: Dec 16, 2024Updated: Aug 26, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-200
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 51.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. In affected versions the welcome and about page includes version and revision information about the software in use (including library and components used). This information is sensitive from a security point of view because it allows software used by the server to be easily identified. This issue has been patched in version 2.26.0 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

geoservergeoserver
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
geoserverosgeo
Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
org.geoserver.web:gs-web-appMavenOSS Libraries
org.geoserver.web:gs-web-coreMavenOSS Libraries
geoserveross-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka geoserver, geowebcache
osgeooss-projectOSS Librariesaka gdal, geoserver, mapserver
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6
github.com
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/74fdab745a5deff20ac99abca24d8695fe1a52f8
github.com
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/8cd1590a604a10875de67b04995f1952f631f920
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Timeline

Published
Dec 16, 2024
Last Updated
Aug 26, 2025

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