CVE-2024-38524

GWC Home Page communicate version and revision information

GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. org.geowebcache.GeoWebCacheDispatcher.handleFrontPage(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse) has no check to hide potentially sensitive information from users except for a hidden system property to hide the storage locations that defaults to showing the locations. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.26.2 and 2.25.6.

Affected

geoserver

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 GITHUB

5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 37th percentile

Published

2025-06-10

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-jm79-7xhw-6f6f

Security advisories

• advisories/GHSA-jm79-7xhw-6f6f
• GeoWebCache/geowebcache/issues/1344
• geoserver/geoserver/pull/8189
• https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11677

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry