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

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

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 geoserver, mapserver, gdal

geoserverMixed

OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

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2 techniques

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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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