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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-23642 · published 20 March 2024

CVE-2024-23642: Geoserver cross-site scripting vulnerability

Geoserver · Geoserver

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 that enables an authenticated administrator with workspace-level privileges to store a JavaScript payload in the GeoServer catalog that will execute in the context of another user's browser when viewed in the WMS GetMap SVG Output Format when the Simple SVG renderer is enabled. Access to the WMS SVG Format is available to all users by default although data and service security may limit users' ability to trigger the XSS. Versions 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 contain a fix for this issue.

4.8 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.43% · top 64.5% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.43%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 that enables an authenticated administrator with workspace-level privileges to store a JavaScript payload in the GeoServer catalog that will execute in the context of another user's browser when viewed in the WMS GetMap SVG Output Format when the Simple SVG renderer is enabled. Access to the WMS SVG Format is available to all users by default although data and service security may limit users' ability to trigger the XSS. Versions 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 contain a fix for this issue.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/1b1835afbb9c282d1840786259aeda81c1d22b00 Patch
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/9f40265febb5939f23e2c53930c9c35e93970afe Patch
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/7173 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-fg9v-56hw-g525 Vendor Advisory
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11152 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/1b1835afbb9c282d1840786259aeda81c1d22b00 Patch
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/9f40265febb5939f23e2c53930c9c35e93970afe Patch
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/7173 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-fg9v-56hw-g525 Vendor Advisory
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11152 Issue Tracking

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-23642), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-17). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.