9.8

CVE-2023-43795: geoserver Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-5pr3-m5hm-9956
Published 24-10-2023Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-43795 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in geoserver. EPSS estimates a 68.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
68.45%
0%100%
Critical · +0.74 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-10-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

68.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.74 pp

From 67.72% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
68.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Geoserver1 product
Org.geoserver.extension1 product
  • gs-wps-core< 2.22.5 | ≥ 2.23.0, < 2.23.2
Osgeo1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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