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TI-2023-10619 Aliases CVE-2023-25157GHSA-7g5f-wrx8-5ccf

Unfiltered SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in Geoserver

Priority CRITICAL 90CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. GeoServer includes support for the OGC Filter expression language and the OGC Common Query Language (CQL) as part of the Web Feature Service (WFS) and Web Map Service (WMS) protocols. CQL is also supported through the Web Coverage Service (WCS) protocol for ImageMosaic coverages. Users are advised to upgrade to either version 2.21.4, or version 2.22.2 to resolve this issue. Users unable to upgrade should disable the PostGIS Datastore *encode functions* setting to mitigate ``strEndsWith``, ``strStartsWith`` and ``PropertyIsLike `` misuse and enable the PostGIS DataStore *preparedStatements* setting to mitigate the ``FeatureId`` misuse.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.85247 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed geoserver (geoserver): 2.22.2, 2.21.4org.geoserver.community:gs-jdbcconfig (Maven): 2.21.4, 2.22.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
geoservergeoserver2.22.0 to before 2.22.2; before 2.21.42.22.2, 2.21.4Patch availableCNA
—org.geoserver.community:gs-jdbcconfig (Maven)before 2.21.42.21.4Patch availableGHSA-7g5f-wrx8-5ccf
—org.geoserver.community:gs-jdbcconfig (Maven)2.22.0 to before 2.22.22.22.2Patch availableGHSA-7g5f-wrx8-5ccf
  • geoserver Vendorgeoserver Affected 2.22.0 to before 2.22.2; before 2.21.4 Fixed in 2.22.2, 2.21.4 Patch available CNA
  • org.geoserver.community:gs-jdbcconfig (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.21.4 Fixed in 2.21.4 Patch available GHSA-7g5f-wrx8-5ccf
  • org.geoserver.community:gs-jdbcconfig (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.22.0 to before 2.22.2 Fixed in 2.22.2 Patch available GHSA-7g5f-wrx8-5ccf

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.18.7; 2.19.0 to before 2.19.7; 2.20.0 to before 2.20.7; 2.21.0 to before 2.21.4; 2.22.0 to before 2.22.2VulnerableOSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.18.7; 2.19.0 to before 2.19.7; 2.20.0 to before 2.20.7; 2.21.0 to before 2.21.4; 2.22.0 to before 2.22.2 Vulnerable ·OSGeo

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA geoserver (geoserver) Fixed in 2.22.2, 2.21.4
  • Fix · GHSA-7g5f-wrx8-5ccf org.geoserver.community:gs-jdbcconfig (Maven) Fixed in 2.21.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7g5f-wrx8-5ccf org.geoserver.community:gs-jdbcconfig (Maven) Fixed in 2.22.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25157
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7g5f-wrx8-5ccf

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2024-24187 Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in evaluating property name expressions in Geoserver KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-36149 GeoServer is vulnerable to an Unauthenticated XML External Entities (XXE) attack via WMS GetMap feature KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23486 WPS Server Side Request Forgery in GeoServer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-17518 GeoServer 2, in some configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-21556 GeoTools, GeoServer, and GeoNetwork XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability in XSD schema handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2023-28098 GeoServer arbitrary file upload vulnerability in REST Coverage Store API CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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