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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-38524 · published 10 June 2025

CVE-2024-38524: Osgeo geoserver information exposure vulnerability

Osgeo · Geoserver

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.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.44% · top 64.2% CWE-200 · Information exposure
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.44%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
5References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/issues/1344 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/pull/1345 Patch
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/8189 Patch
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-jm79-7xhw-6f6f ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11677 Issue TrackingPatch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-38524), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.