What is CVE-2024-36401?

CVE-2024-36401 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Geoserver, classified under Eval Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-07-01.

How severe is CVE-2024-36401?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-36401 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-36401 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-07-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 92 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

RCE in Geoserver

CVE-2024-36401

GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to versions 2.22.6, 2.23.6, 2.24.4, and 2.25.2, multiple OGC request parameters allow Remote Code Execution (RCE) by unauthenticated users throug…

EPSS: 0.944 (100.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Geoserver — versions >= 2.23.0, < 2.23.6, >= 2.24.0, < 2.24.4, >= 2.25.0, < 2.25.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-95 — Eval Injection

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2024-07-15. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2024-08-05.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6jj6-gm7p-fcvv (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-w3pj-wh35-fq8w (x_refsource_MISC)
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/4797 (x_refsource_MISC)
https://github.com/Warxim/CVE-2022-41852?tab=readme-ov-file#workaround-for-cve-2022-41852 (x_refsource_MISC)
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7587 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36401?: CVE-2024-36401 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Geoserver, classified under Eval Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2024-36401?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-36401 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2024-36401 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-07-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 92 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.