CVE-2024-40625: geoserver Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-40625 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in geoserver. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 10-06-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 10-06-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. The Coverage rest api /workspaces/{workspaceName}/coveragestores/{storeName}/{method}.{format} allows attackers to upload files with a specified url (with {method} equals 'url') with no restrict. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.26.0.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST4.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
29%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.37% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Geoserver1 product
- geoserver< 2.26.0
Org.geoserver1 product
- gs-rest< 2.26.0
Org.geoserver.web1 product
- gs-web-app< 2.26.0
Osgeo1 product
- geoserver< 2.26.0
4 vendors · 4 products
References
5 links- github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-r4hf-r8gj-jgw2X Refsource CONFIRMWEBThird Party Advisory