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OSGeo GeoServer RCE (CVE-2024-36401)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 204972
Synopsis
The version of OSGEo GeoServer installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.Description
The version of OSGeo GeoServer installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code executionvulnerability, as follows:- Multiple OGC request parameters allow Remote Code Execution (RCE) by unauthenticated users through specially crafted input against a default GeoServer installation due to unsafely evaluating property names as XPath expressions. The GeoTools library API that GeoServer calls evaluates property/attribute names for feature types in a way that unsafely passes them to the commons-jxpath library which can execute arbitrary code when evaluating XPath expressions.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
See vendor advisory.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 204972
File Name: osgeo_geoserver_cve-2024-36401.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: combined
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 8/2/2024
Updated: 8/3/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-36401
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.1
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:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:geoserver:geoserver
Required KB Items: installed_sw/OSGeo GeoServer
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2024
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 8/5/2024
Exploitable With
Metasploit (Geoserver unauthenticated Remote Code Execution)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-36401