CVE-2024-36401 on CISA KEV

GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to versions 2.22.6, 2.23.6, 2.24.4, and 2.25.2, multiple OGC request parameters allow Remote Code Execution (RCE) by unauthenticated users through specially crafted input against a defau

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to versions 2.22.6, 2.23.6, 2.24.4, and 2.25.2, 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.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

03Notes & references

• github.com — https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6jj6-gm7p-fcvv
• github.com — https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-w3pj-wh35-fq8w
• github.com — https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/4797
• github.com — https://github.com/Warxim/CVE-2022-41852?tab=readme-ov-file#workaround-for-cve-2…
• osgeo-org.atlassian.net — https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7587

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
geoserver	geoserver	>= 2.23.0, < 2.23.6, >= 2.24.0, < 2.24.4, >= 2.25.0, < 2.25.2, < 2.22.6

06Detection

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