CVE-2024-35230
Welcome and About GeoServer pages communicate version and revision information
Description
### Impact The welcome and about page includes version and revision information about the software in use (including library and components used). This information is sensitive from a security point of view because it allows software used by the server to be easily identified. ### Proof of Concept 1. Welcome page footer: <img width="432" alt="image" src="https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/a7fd5151-55d5-432b-9d5d-79136833609f"> 2. About page *build information*. <img width="401" alt="image" src="https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/59fcd8dd-eaee-4bf8-9578-a2a94b2864db"> ### Patches No patch presently available. ### Workarounds No workaround available, although the ADMIN_CONSOLE can be disabled completely. ### References * [About GeoServer](https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/webadmin/about.html)
How to fix CVE-2024-35230
To remediate CVE-2024-35230, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.25.1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.25.1 or later
Is CVE-2024-35230 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 2.0.0, < 2.25.1
- >= 2.0.0, < 2.25.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |