GeoServer GeoWebCache rest.html direct request
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-425Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-425.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in GeoServer GeoWebCache up to 1.15.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /geoserver/gwc/rest.html. The manipulation leads to direct request. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-243592.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00968 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5786
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-382v-j99g-hw2p
References
More geoserver Geowebcache vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08658 Unchecked JNDI lookups in GeoWebCache CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-5786 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5786 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-382v-j99g-hw2p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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