GeoServer Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Welcome and About Pages
CVE-2024-35230 Published on December 16, 2024
Welcome and About GeoServer pages communicate version and revision information
GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. In affected versions the welcome and about page includes version and revision information about the software in use (including library and components used). This information is sensitive from a security point of view because it allows software used by the server to be easily identified. This issue has been patched in version 2.26.0 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-35230 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. An automatable proof of concept (POC) exploit exists. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2024-35230 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
geoserver Version >= 2.0.0, < 2.26.0 is affected by CVE-2024-35230Exploit Probability
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