XML External Entity injection in geoserver - CVE-2025-58360
Published: November 26, 2025 / Updated: December 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118765
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-58360
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: geoserver
Affected software:
geoserver
geoserver
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input passed through a specific operation GetMap at the /geoserver/wms endpoint. A remote non-authenticated attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-58360
Install updates from vendor's website.