SB2024031972 - Multiple vulnerabilities in geoserver

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SB2024031972 - Multiple vulnerabilities in geoserver

Published: March 19, 2024 Updated: May 5, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2024031972
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24749)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in the GeoWebCache ByteStreamController class when handling crafted web resource requests on Windows deployments using Apache Tomcat. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to disclose sensitive information.

If GeoServer is deployed as a web archive with the data directory embedded in the geoserver.war file, specific disclosed resources may enable subsequent administrator privilege gain.


2) External Control of File Name or Path (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23634)

CWE-ID: CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote user to rename arbitrary files and directories, causing a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to external control of file name or path in the REST Coverage Store or Data Store API when using the external upload method. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted upload request to rename arbitrary files and directories, causing a denial of service.

Successful exploitation is limited to file and directory names that do not end in ".zip".


3) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41877)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote user to read arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in the Global Settings log file location and GeoServer Logs page when handling an administrator-configured log file path. A remote privileged user can set the log file location to an arbitrary path to read arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.

Exploitation requires access to the admin console to configure the log file location.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References