Critical severity · published Oct 24, 2023
CVE-2023-43795
WPS Server Side Request Forgery in GeoServer
9.8
CVSS
69%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. The OGC Web Processing Service (WPS) specification is designed to process information from any server using GET and POST requests. This presents the opportunity for Server Side Request Forgery. This vulnerability has been patched in version 2.22.5 and 2.23.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)69.0% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GE
geoserver · geoserver
< 2.22.5; >= 2.23.0, < 2.23.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43795
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43795
Mitigation
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-5pr3-m5hm-9956
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