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 2.23.2 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 administrator’s browser when viewed in the GWC Seed Form. Access to the GWC Seed Form is limited to full administrators by default and granting non-administrators access to this endpoint is not recommended. Versions 2.23.2 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 2.23.2 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 administrator’s browser when viewed in
    the GWC Seed Form. Access to the GWC Seed Form is limited to full administrators by default and granting
    non-administrators access to this endpoint is not recommended. Versions 2.23.2 and 2.24.1 contain a fix
    for this issue. (CVE-2024-23643)

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
410635	SCA: security update for org.geoserver:gs-gwc-rest (GHSA-56r3-f536-5gf7)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	medium
410635	SCA: security update for org.geoserver:gs-gwc-rest (GHSA-56r3-f536-5gf7)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	medium
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-2024-23643

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