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SCA: security update for org.geoserver:gs-main, org.geoserver:gs-ows (GHSA-9rfr-pf2x-g4xf)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 413446

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 2.23.3 and 2.24.0 that
 enables an authenticated administrator with workspace-level privileges to store a JavaScript payload in
 uploaded style/legend resources or in a specially crafted datastore file that will execute in the context
 of another user's browser when viewed in the Style Publisher. Access to the Style Publisher is available
 to all users although data security may limit users' ability to trigger the XSS. Versions 2.23.3 and
 2.24.0 contain a fix for this issue. (CVE-2024-23640)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9rfr-pf2x-g4xf

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 413446

Version: Revision 1.11

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-2024-23640

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-2024-23640

cwe: CWE-79