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CVE-2024-40625

GeoServer Coverage REST API Allows Server Side Request Forgery

Published: Jun 10, 2025Updated: Aug 26, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-918
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. The Coverage rest api /workspaces/{workspaceName}/coveragestores/{storeName}/{method}.{format} allows attackers to upload files with a specified url (with {method} equals 'url') with no restrict. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.26.0.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-918

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
org.geoserver:gs-rest
OSS Libraries
org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app
OSS Libraries
geoserver
oss-projectaka geowebcache
geoserverOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
oss-projectaka osgeo
GeoServerOn-prem
OSS Libraries / generic-library
osgeo
oss-projectaka mapserver, gdal, geoserver
geoserverMixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-r4hf-r8gj-jgw2
github.com
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11468
osgeo-org.atlassian.net
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11717
osgeo-org.atlassian.net
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