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SCA: security update for org.geoserver:gs-wms (GHSA-fg9v-56hw-g525)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 414500

Description

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)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fg9v-56hw-g525

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 414500

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 9.14

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23642

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/20/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/20/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-23642

cwe: CWE-79