EUVD-2024-3529 · Published Dec 16, 2024
Welcome and About GeoServer pages communicate version and revision information
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
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Welcome page footer:
<img width="432" alt="image" src="https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/a7fd5151-55d5-432b-9d5d-79136833609f">
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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
Technologies
Weaknesses
CVSS scores
- v3.15.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
MITRE ATT&CK
InferredWhere this vulnerability fits in an attack
References
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/74fdab745a5deff20ac99abca24d8695fe1a52f8
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/8cd1590a604a10875de67b04995f1952f631f920
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35230
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/5fd5f35ae176eff3cc4667a5cf48e4bf5dc4ea99
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver
Potentially impacted assets
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