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GWC Home Page communicate version and revision information

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jun 10, 2025 in geoserver/geoserver • Updated Jun 10, 2025

Package

maven org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.26.0, < 2.26.2
< 2.25.6

Patched versions

2.26.2
2.25.6
maven org.geoserver:gs-gwc (Maven)
>= 2.26.0, < 2.26.2
< 2.25.6
2.26.2
2.25.6

Description

Summary

The GeoWebCache home page includes version and revision information about the software in use. This information is sensitive from a security point of view because it allows software used by the server to be easily identified.

Details

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.

PoC

Just open http://localhost:8080/geoserver/gwc/

Impact

In addition to exposing the version and revision information, the home page will expose the config file and storage locations which may expose the system's temp directory location and whether or not GeoServer is running in a Windows operating system. The approximate server start time and some basic GWC usage information is also exposed.

References

https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11677
geoserver/geoserver#8189
GeoWebCache/geowebcache#1344
GeoWebCache/geowebcache#1345

References

@jodygarnett jodygarnett published to geoserver/geoserver Jun 10, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jun 10, 2025
Reviewed Jun 10, 2025
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 10, 2025
Last updated Jun 10, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(12th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-38524

GHSA ID

GHSA-jm79-7xhw-6f6f

Source code

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