SB2022041378 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data in geoserver
Published: April 13, 2022 Updated: May 5, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022041378
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24847)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to deserialization of untrusted data in the GeoServer security mechanism, data store configuration, and disk quota mechanism when performing JNDI lookups through the GeoServer GUI or REST API. A remote privileged user can trigger an unchecked JNDI lookup to execute arbitrary code.
Exploitation requires administrative access and can occur through configuration changes made via the GeoServer GUI or REST API.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.