MapServer is a system for developing web-based GIS applications. Prior to 8.4.1, the XML Filter Query directive PropertyName is vulnerably to Boolean-based SQL injection. It seems like expression checking is bypassed by introducing double quote characters in the PropertyName. Allowing to manipulate backend database queries. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.4.1.

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-2b5c69ffe6 advisory.

    Update to mapserver-8.4.1, fixes CVE-2025-59431.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

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

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-38689b7760 advisory.

    Update to mapserver-8.4.1, fixes CVE-2025-59431.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

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

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-5b5dedacb2 advisory.

    Update to mapserver-8.4.1, fixes CVE-2025-59431.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

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

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - MapServer is a system for developing web-based GIS applications. Prior to 8.4.1, the XML Filter Query     directive PropertyName is vulnerably to Boolean-based SQL injection. It seems like expression checking is     bypassed by introducing double quote characters in the PropertyName. Allowing to manipulate backend     database queries. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.4.1. (CVE-2025-59431)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
266379	Fedora 41 : mapserver (2025-2b5c69ffe6)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
266373	Fedora 42 : mapserver (2025-38689b7760)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
266312	Fedora 43 : mapserver (2025-5b5dedacb2)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
265852	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-59431	Nessus	Misc.	critical

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