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.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2023-51444)

According to its banner, the version of GeoServer running on the remote host is prior to 2.23.5 or 2.24.0 prior to 2.24.2. It is, therefore, affected by Multiples Vulnerabilities :

- An Arbitrary file upload vulnerability in REST Coverage Store API - A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GWC Seed Form - A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GWC Demos Page - A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MapML HTML Page - A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WMS OpenLayers Format - A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Simple SVG Renderer

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
413462	SCA: security update for org.geoserver:gs-platform, org.geoserver:gs-restconfig (GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	high
413462	SCA: security update for org.geoserver:gs-platform, org.geoserver:gs-restconfig (GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	high
114535	GeoServer 2.24.0 < 2.24.1 Multiples Vulnerabilities	Web App Scanning	Component Vulnerability	high
114534	GeoServer < 2.23.4 Multiples Vulnerabilities	Web App Scanning	Component Vulnerability	high

Detections

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CVE-2023-51444

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Tenable Plugins

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