CVE-2023-35042
Critical · 9.8CVSS
9.8
EPSS
44.8%
Published
Jun 12, 2023
CISA due date
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The record
GeoServer 2, in some configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via java.lang.Runtime.getRuntime().exec in wps:LiteralData within a wps:Execute request, as exploited in the wild in June 2023. NOTE: the vendor states that they are unable to reproduce this in any version.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.geoserver:gs-wfs | 0 | 2.18.6 |
| Maven | org.geoserver:gs-wfs | 2.19.0 | 2.19.6 |
| Maven | org.geoserver:gs-wfs | 2.20.0 | 2.20.4 |
| Maven | org.geoserver:gs-wms | 0 | 2.18.6 |
| Maven | org.geoserver:gs-wms | 2.19.0 | 2.19.6 |
| Maven | org.geoserver:gs-wms | 2.20.0 | 2.20.4 |
| Maven | org.geoserver:gs-wps | 0 | 2.18.6 |
| Maven | org.geoserver:gs-wps | 2.19.0 | 2.19.6 |
| Maven | org.geoserver:gs-wps | 2.20.0 | 2.20.4 |
| Chainguard | geoserver-2.26-community | 0 | 2.26.4-r0 |
| Chainguard | geoserver-2.26-docker | 0 | 2.26.4-r0 |
| Chainguard | geoserver-2.27-community | 0 | 2.27.3-r0 |
| Chainguard | geoserver-2.27-docker | 0 | 2.27.3-r0 |
| Chainguard | geoserver-2.28-community | 0 | 2.28.0-r0 |
| Chainguard | geoserver-2.28-docker | 0 | 2.28.0-r0 |
| maven | org.geoserver/gs-wfs | 2.19.0 | 2.19.6 |
| maven | org.geoserver/gs-wfs | 2.20.0 | 2.20.4 |
| maven | org.geoserver/gs-wms | 2.19.0 | 2.19.6 |
| maven | org.geoserver/gs-wms | 2.20.0 | 2.20.4 |
| maven | org.geoserver/gs-wps | 2.19.0 | 2.19.6 |
| maven | org.geoserver/gs-wps | 2.20.0 | 2.20.4 |
Related vulnerabilities
- CVE-2025-30220 [XBOW-025-068] XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability in GeoServer WFS Service Also affects org.geoserver:gs-wfs
- CVE-2024-36404 GeoTools is an open source Java library that provides tools for geospatial data. Also affects org.geoserver:gs-wfs
- CVE-2025-21621 GeoServer Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WMS GetFeatureInfo HTML… Also affects org.geoserver:gs-wms
- GHSA-fjf5-xgmq-5525 GeoServer is vulnerable to Unauthenticated XML External Entities (XXE) attack via WMS… Also affects org.geoserver:gs-wms
- GHSA-w66h-j855-qr72 GeoServer has a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its WMS… Also affects org.geoserver:gs-wms
- CVE-2025-58360 GeoServer is vulnerable to Unauthenticated XML External Entities (XXE) attack via WMS… Also affects org.geoserver:gs-wms
- CVE-2025-41242 Spring Framework MVC applications can be vulnerable to a “Path Traversal Vulnerability”… Also affects geoserver-2.26-community
- CVE-2025-48924 Apache Commons Lang is vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion when processing long inputs Also affects geoserver-2.26-community