What is CVE-2023-41877?

CVE-2023-41877 is a high-severity vulnerability in Geoserver, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-41877?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-41877 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Geoserver

CVE-2023-41877

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…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.012 (79.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Geoserver — versions <= 2.23.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-8g7v-vjrc-x4g5 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/configuration/globalsettings.html#log-location (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41877?: CVE-2023-41877 is a high-severity vulnerability in Geoserver, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-41877?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-41877 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.