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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
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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

geoserverosgeo
Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
GeoServerOpen Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
On-prem
OSS Libraries / generic-library
geoservergeoserver
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
org.geoserver:gs-restMavenOSS Libraries
org.geoserver.web:gs-web-appMavenOSS Libraries
osgeooss-projectOSS Librariesaka gdal, geoserver, mapserver
open source geospatial foundation (osgeo)oss-projectOSS Librariesaka osgeo
geoserveross-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka geoserver, geowebcache
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Command and Control
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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Timeline

Published
Jun 10, 2025
Last Updated
Aug 26, 2025

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