Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 10, 2025· Updated Jun 10, 2025
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CVE-2024-38524
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.geoserver.web:gs-web-appMaven | >= 2.26.0, < 2.26.2 | 2.26.2 |
org.geoserver.web:gs-web-appMaven | < 2.25.6 | 2.25.6 |
org.geoserver:gs-gwcMaven | >= 2.26.0, < 2.26.2 | 2.26.2 |
org.geoserver:gs-gwcMaven | < 2.25.6 | 2.25.6 |
Affected products
3- ghsa-coords2 versions
>= 2.26.0, < 2.26.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.26.0, < 2.26.2
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.26.0, < 2.26.2
Patches
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References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-jm79-7xhw-6f6fghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38524ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/issues/1344ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/pull/1345ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/8189ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-jm79-7xhw-6f6fghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11677ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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