GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 that enables an authenticated administrator with workspace-level privileges to store a JavaScript payload in the GeoServer catalog that will execute in the context of another user's browser when viewed in the WMS GetMap SVG Output Format when the Simple SVG renderer is enabled. Access to the WMS SVG Format is available to all users by default although data and service security may limit users' ability to trigger the XSS. 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. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 that
    enables an authenticated administrator with workspace-level privileges to store a JavaScript payload in
    the GeoServer catalog that will execute in the context of another user's browser when viewed in the WMS
    GetMap SVG Output Format when the Simple SVG renderer is enabled. Access to the WMS SVG Format is
    available to all users by default although data and service security may limit users' ability to trigger
    the XSS. Versions 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 contain a fix for this issue. (CVE-2024-23642)

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	Type	Severity
414500	SCA: security update for org.geoserver:gs-wms (GHSA-fg9v-56hw-g525)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
414500	SCA: security update for org.geoserver:gs-wms (GHSA-fg9v-56hw-g525)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
114535	GeoServer 2.24.0 < 2.24.1 Multiples Vulnerabilities	Web App Scanning	Component Vulnerability	Version Based	high
114534	GeoServer < 2.23.4 Multiples Vulnerabilities	Web App Scanning	Component Vulnerability	Version Based	high

Detections

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CVE-2024-23642

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Tenable Plugins

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