What is CVE-2021-40822?

CVE-2021-40822 is a high-severity vulnerability in Osgeo Geoserver, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-40822?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-40822 known to be exploited?

17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SSRF in Osgeo Geoserver

CVE-2021-40822

GeoServer through 2.18.5 and 2.19.x through 2.19.2 allows SSRF via the option for setting a proxy host.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.198 (97.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Osgeo Geoserver
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40822?: CVE-2021-40822 is a high-severity vulnerability in Osgeo Geoserver, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-40822?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-40822 known to be exploited?: 17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.