CVE-2024-40625: Gs rest Coverage REST API Server Side Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2024-40625 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.5) coverage rest api server side vulnerability (CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)) affecting Gs rest libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves coverage rest api server side request forgery. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.26.0.
CVE-2024-40625 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L).
How to Fix CVE-2024-40625
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Gs rest dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
<artifactId>gs-rest</artifactId>
<version>2.26.0</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.geoserver.web</groupId>
<artifactId>gs-web-app</artifactId>
<version>2.26.0</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.geoserverHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2024-40625, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.geoserverAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Gs rest in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.26.0), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.geoserver command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), where the web server receives a url or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this url, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. In Gs rest, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2024-40625 Affected Gs rest Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.geoserver:gs-rest
|
Maven |
< 2.26.0
|
2.26.0
|
|
org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app
|
Maven |
< 2.26.0
|
2.26.0
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-r4hf-r8gj-jgw2",
"modified" : "2025-06-10T15:35:32Z",
"published" : "2025-06-10T14:14:59Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-40625" ],
"summary" : "Coverage REST API Server Side Request Forgery",
"details" : "### Summary\n\nThe Coverage rest api `/workspaces/{workspaceName}/coveragestores/{storeName}/{method}.{format}` allow to upload file with a specified url (with {method} equals 'url') with no restrict.\n\n### Details\n\nThe Coverage rest api `/workspaces/{workspaceName}/coveragestores/{storeName}/{method}.{format}` allow to upload file with a specified url (with {method} equals 'url'). But this url has not been check with [URL Checks feature](https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/security/urlchecks.html#url-checks).\n\nFor example, should add the code below to check fileURL:\n\n```java\nURLCheckers.confirm(fileURL)\n```\n\nThe vulnerable code was [RESTUtils.java](https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/blob/main/src/rest/src/main/java/org/geoserver/rest/util/RESTUtils.java#L176)\n\n### Impact\n\nThis vulnerability presents the opportunity for Server Side Request Forgery.\n\n### References\n\n- https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11468\n- https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11717",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.geoserver:gs-rest"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"fixed" : "2.26.0"
} ]
} ]
}, {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app"
},
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"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
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} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-r4hf-r8gj-jgw2"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40625"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11468"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11717"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-918" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2025-06-10T14:14:59Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2025-06-10T15:15:23Z"
}
}