GHSA-68CF-J696-WVV9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-10 20:17 – Updated: 2025-06-10 20:17
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Summary
GeoServer vulnerable to SSRF in TestWfsPost for specific targets, e.g. PHP + Nginx
Details

Summary

Missing checks allow for SSRF to specific targets using the TestWfsPost enpoint.

Mitigation

To manage the proxy base value as a system administrator, use the parameter PROXY_BASE_URL to provide a non-empty value that cannot be overridden by the user interface or incoming request.thomsmith.

Resolution

The TestWfsPost has been replaced in GeoServer 2.25.2 and GeoServer 2.24.4 with a JavaScript Demo Requests page to test OGC Web Services.

References

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.geoserver:gs-wfs"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.24.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.geoserver:gs-wfs"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.25.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.25.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-918"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-06-10T20:17:58Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nMissing checks allow for SSRF to specific targets using the TestWfsPost enpoint. \n\n### Mitigation\n\nTo manage the proxy base value as a system administrator, use the parameter ``PROXY_BASE_URL`` to provide a non-empty value that cannot be overridden by the user interface or incoming request.[thomsmith](https://github.com/thomsmith).\n\n### Resolution\n\nThe TestWfsPost has been replaced in GeoServer 2.25.2 and GeoServer 2.24.4 with a JavaScript [Demo Requests](https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/configuration/demos/index.html#demo-requests) page to test OGC Web Services.\n\n### References\n\n* [CVE-2024-29198](https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-5gw5-jccf-6hxw) Unauthenticated SSRF via TestWfsPost",
  "id": "GHSA-68cf-j696-wvv9",
  "modified": "2025-06-10T20:17:58Z",
  "published": "2025-06-10T20:17:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-5gw5-jccf-6hxw"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-68cf-j696-wvv9"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "GeoServer vulnerable to SSRF in TestWfsPost for specific targets, e.g. PHP + Nginx"
}



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