#VU105786 Eval injection in geotools - CVE-2024-36404

Vulnerability identifier: #VU105786

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [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-2024-36404

CWE-ID: CWE-95

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
geotools
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: geotools

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application allows to evaluate ab untrusted XPath input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

geotools: 28.0 - 28.5, 29.0 - 29.5, 30.0 - 30.3, 31.0 - 31.1

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External links
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-w3pj-wh35-fq8w
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/4797
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/commit/f0c9961dc4d40c5acfce2169fab92805738de5ea

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.