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TI-2025-36983 Aliases CVE-2025-59431

MapServer - WFS XML Filter Query SQL injection

Priority HIGH 80CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

MapServer is a system for developing web-based GIS applications. Prior to 8.4.1, the XML Filter Query directive PropertyName is vulnerably to Boolean-based SQL injection. It seems like expression checking is bypassed by introducing double quote characters in the PropertyName. Allowing to manipulate backend database queries. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.4.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00415 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed MapServer (MapServer): 8.4.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

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Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OSGeoMapServerbefore 8.4.18.4.1Patch availableCNA
  • MapServer VendorOSGeo Affected before 8.4.1 Fixed in 8.4.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:8.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.0VulnerableOSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:mapserver:8.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.0 Vulnerable ·OSGeo

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA MapServer (MapServer) Fixed in 8.4.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59431

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2026-26100 MapServer has heap buffer overflow in SLD `Categorize` Threshold parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-30409 MapServer: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) in OpenLayers viewer CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2009-00797 Stack-based buffer overflow in mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-02173 Multiple heap-based buffer underflows in the readPostBody function in cgiutil.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-00799 Directory traversal vulnerability in mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer 4.x before 4.10.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-00798 Heap-based buffer underflow in the readPostBody function in cgiutil.c in mapserv in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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