SB2026050562 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in geoserver

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40625)

CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform server-side request forgery.

The vulnerability exists due to server-side request forgery in the Coverage REST API endpoint /workspaces/{workspaceName}/coveragestores/{storeName}/{method}.{format} when handling file uploads by URL with the method set to url. A remote privileged user can supply a crafted URL to perform server-side request forgery.

The issue is in RESTUtils.java, and no user interaction is required.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-r4hf-r8gj-jgw2
• https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/blob/main/src/rest/src/main/java/org/geoserver/rest/util/RESTUtils.java#L176