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CVE-2024-38524

GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. org.geowebcache.GeoWebCacheDispa

GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. org.geowebcache.GeoWebCacheDispatcher.handleFrontPage(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse) has no check to hide potentially sensitive information from users except for a hidden system property to hide the storage locations that defaults to showing the locations. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.26.2 and 2.25.6.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00658
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

2
osgeo geoserver< 2.25.6
osgeo geoserver>= 2.26.0 and < 2.26.2
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Affected Packages

2
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app MODERATE fixed in 2.26.2
Maven org.geoserver:gs-gwc MODERATE fixed in 2.26.2
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgithub.com · GHSA-jm79-7xhw-6f6fgithub.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Jun 2025 · 03:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/issues/1344Issue Tracking
https://github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/pull/1345Patch
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/8189Patch
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11677Issue TrackingPatch
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