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SCA: security update for org.geoserver:gs-wfs, org.geoserver:gs-wms, org.geoserver:gs-wps (GHSA-59x6-g4jr-4hxc)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 421682

Description

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

 - GeoServer 2, in some configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via
 java.lang.Runtime.getRuntime().exec in wps:LiteralData within a wps:Execute request, as exploited in the
 wild in June 2023. NOTE: the vendor states that they are unable to reproduce this in any version.
 (CVE-2023-35042)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-59x6-g4jr-4hxc

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 421682

Version: Revision 1.12

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.45

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-35042

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-35042