CVE-2023-43795

HIGH EXPLOITED NUCLEI

GeoServer WPS <2.22.5 and <2.23.2 - Server-Side Request Forgery

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2023-43795 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). A Nuclei detection template is also available.

Description

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. The OGC Web Processing Service (WPS) specification is designed to process information from any server using GET and POST requests. This presents the opportunity for Server Side Request Forgery. This vulnerability has been patched in version 2.22.5 and 2.23.2.

Nuclei Templates (1)

GeoServer WPS - Server Side Request Forgery
CRITICALVERIFIEDby DhiyaneshDK
Shodan: title:"GeoServer" || http.title:"geoserver"
FOFA: app="GeoServer" || app="geoserver" || title="geoserver"

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.6772
EPSS Percentile 99.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2024-07-22
CWE
CWE-918
Status published
Products (2)
org.geoserver.extension/gs-wps-core 0 - 2.22.5Maven
osgeo/geoserver < 2.22.5
Published Oct 25, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026