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TI-2023-23486 Aliases CVE-2023-43795GHSA-5pr3-m5hm-9956

WPS Server Side Request Forgery in GeoServer

Priority CRITICAL 85CWE-918Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.69028 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed geoserver (geoserver): 2.22.5, 2.23.2org.geoserver.extension:gs-wps-core (Maven): 2.22.5, 2.23.2

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
geoservergeoserverbefore 2.22.5; 2.23.0 to before 2.23.22.22.5, 2.23.2Patch availableCNA
—org.geoserver.extension:gs-wps-core (Maven)before 2.22.52.22.5Patch availableGHSA-5pr3-m5hm-9956
—org.geoserver.extension:gs-wps-core (Maven)2.23.0 to before 2.23.22.23.2Patch availableGHSA-5pr3-m5hm-9956
  • geoserver Vendorgeoserver Affected before 2.22.5; 2.23.0 to before 2.23.2 Fixed in 2.22.5, 2.23.2 Patch available CNA
  • org.geoserver.extension:gs-wps-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.22.5 Fixed in 2.22.5 Patch available GHSA-5pr3-m5hm-9956
  • org.geoserver.extension:gs-wps-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.23.0 to before 2.23.2 Fixed in 2.23.2 Patch available GHSA-5pr3-m5hm-9956

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.22.5; 2.23.0 to before 2.23.2VulnerableOSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.22.5; 2.23.0 to before 2.23.2 Vulnerable ·OSGeo

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA geoserver (geoserver) Fixed in 2.22.5, 2.23.2
  • Fix · GHSA-5pr3-m5hm-9956 org.geoserver.extension:gs-wps-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.22.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-5pr3-m5hm-9956 org.geoserver.extension:gs-wps-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.23.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-43795
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pr3-m5hm-9956

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • 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-2023-10619 Unfiltered SQL Injection Vulnerabilities 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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