Input validation error in GeoServer 2 - CVE-2023-35042

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Input validation error in GeoServer 2 - CVE-2023-35042

Published: June 21, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77583
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35042
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GeoServer 2
Software vendor:
geoserver

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in a java method in wps:LiteralData. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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