What is CVE-2023-26043?

CVE-2023-26043 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Geonode, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-26043?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

XXE in Geonode

CVE-2023-26043

GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data. GeoNode is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection in the style upload functionality of GeoServer leading to Arbitrary File Read. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.3.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.008 (54.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Geonode — versions < 4.0.3
Geosolutionsgroup Geonode

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26043?: CVE-2023-26043 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Geonode, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-26043?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.