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SCA: security update for org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app, org.geoserver:gs-wms (GHSA-w66h-j855-qr72)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 436175

Description

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

 - GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to version
 2.25.0, a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the WMS GetFeatureInfo HTML output
 format that enables a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a victim's browser through
 specially crafted SLD_BODY parameters. This issue has been patched in version 2.25.0. (CVE-2025-21621)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w66h-j855-qr72

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 436175

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 11/26/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 9.42

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21621

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 11/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/25/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-21621

cwe: CWE-79