CVE-2023-41877 (GCVE-0-2023-41877)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-20 14:27 – Updated: 2024-08-02 19:09
VLAI
Title
GeoServer log file path traversal vulnerability
Summary
GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. A path traversal vulnerability in versions 2.23.4 and prior requires GeoServer Administrator with access to the admin console to misconfigure the Global Settings for log file location to an arbitrary location. The admin console GeoServer Logs page provides a preview of these contents. As this issue requires GeoServer administrators access, often representing a trusted party, the vulnerability has not received a patch as of time of publication. As a workaround, a system administrator responsible for running GeoServer can use the `GEOSERVER_LOG_FILE` setting to override any configuration option provided by the Global Settings page. The `GEOSERVER_LOG_LOCATION` parameter can be set as system property, environment variables, or servlet context parameters.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-16 00:11 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7895 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
geoserver geoserver Affected: <= 2.23.4
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geoserver geoserver Affected: 0 , < 2.23.4 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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