GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. An arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 that enables an authenticated administrator with permissions to modify coverage stores through the REST Coverage Store API to upload arbitrary file contents to arbitrary file locations which can lead to remote code execution. Coverage stores that are configured using relative paths use a GeoServer Resource implementation that has validation to prevent path traversal but coverage stores that are configured using absolute paths use a different Resource implementation that does not prevent path traversal. This vulnerability can lead to executing arbitrary code. An administrator with limited privileges could also potentially exploit this to overwrite GeoServer security files and obtain full administrator privileges. Versions 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 contain a fix for this issue.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-0890 GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. An arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 that enables an authenticated administrator with permissions to modify coverage stores through the REST Coverage Store API to upload arbitrary file contents to arbitrary file locations which can lead to remote code execution. Coverage stores that are configured using relative paths use a GeoServer Resource implementation that has validation to prevent path traversal but coverage stores that are configured using absolute paths use a different Resource implementation that does not prevent path traversal. This vulnerability can lead to executing arbitrary code. An administrator with limited privileges could also potentially exploit this to overwrite GeoServer security files and obtain full administrator privileges. Versions 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 contain a fix for this issue.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq Arbitrary file upload vulnerability in GeoServer's REST Coverage Store API
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Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.03868}

epss

{'score': 0.0284}


Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Geoserver
Geoserver geoserver
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:2.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Geoserver
Geoserver geoserver

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-21T14:35:24.029Z

Reserved: 2023-12-19T13:52:41.787Z

Link: CVE-2023-51444

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:32:10.015Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-03-20T15:15:07.700

Modified: 2024-12-18T21:58:24.790

Link: CVE-2023-51444

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