CVE-2024-35230: Gs web app Welcome And About GeoServer Pages Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2024-35230 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.3) welcome and about geoserver pages vulnerability (CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) affecting Gs web app libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves welcome and about geoserver pages communicate version and revision information. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.25.1.
CVE-2024-35230 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.3
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2024-35230
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Gs web app 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.web</groupId>
<artifactId>gs-web-app</artifactId>
<version>2.25.1</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.geoserver.web</groupId>
<artifactId>gs-web-core</artifactId>
<version>2.25.1</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.geoserver.webHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2024-35230, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.geoserver.webAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Gs web app in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.25.1), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.geoserver.web 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-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor, where the product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. In Gs web app, 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-2024-35230 Affected Gs web app Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app
|
Maven |
≥ 2.0.0
< 2.25.1
|
2.25.1
|
|
org.geoserver.web:gs-web-core
|
Maven |
≥ 2.0.0
< 2.25.1
|
2.25.1
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6",
"modified" : "2024-12-17T14:38:08Z",
"published" : "2024-12-16T22:18:29Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-35230" ],
"summary" : "Welcome and About GeoServer pages communicate version and revision information",
"details" : "### Impact\n\nThe welcome and about page includes version and revision information about the software in use (including library and components used).\n\nThis information is sensitive from a security point of view because it allows software used by the server to be easily identified.\n\n### Proof of Concept\n\n1. Welcome page footer: \n \n <img width=\"432\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/a7fd5151-55d5-432b-9d5d-79136833609f\">\n\n2. About page *build information*. \n\n <img width=\"401\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/59fcd8dd-eaee-4bf8-9578-a2a94b2864db\">\n\n### Patches\n\nNo patch presently available.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNo workaround available, although the ADMIN_CONSOLE can be disabled completely.\n\n### References\n\n* [About GeoServer](https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/webadmin/about.html)\n",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "2.0.0"
}, {
"fixed" : "2.25.1"
} ]
} ]
}, {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.geoserver.web:gs-web-core"
},
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"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "2.0.0"
}, {
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} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35230"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/5fd5f35ae176eff3cc4667a5cf48e4bf5dc4ea99"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/74fdab745a5deff20ac99abca24d8695fe1a52f8"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/8cd1590a604a10875de67b04995f1952f631f920"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-200" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2024-12-16T22:18:29Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2024-12-16T23:15:06Z"
}
}