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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS01NnIzLWY1MzYtNWdmN84AA6JL

GeoServer's GWC Seed Form vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Summary

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists that enables an authenticated administrator with workspace-level privileges to store a JavaScript payload in the GeoServer catalog that will execute in the context of another administrator’s browser when viewed in the GWC Seed Form. Access to the GWC Seed Form is limited to full administrators by default and granting non-administrators access to this endpoint is not recommended.

Details

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PoC

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Impact

If an attacker can control a script that is executed in the victim's browser, then they can typically fully compromise that user. Amongst other things, the attacker can:

1 .Perform any action within the application that the user can perform.
2. View any information that the user is able to view.
3. Modify any information that the user is able to modify.
4. Initiate interactions with other application users, including malicious attacks, that will appear to originate from the initial victim user.

References

https://github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/issues/1172
https://github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/pull/1174

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-56r3-f536-5gf7
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/GSA_kwCzR0hTQS01NnIzLWY1MzYtNWdmN84AA6JL
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: about 1 month ago
Updated: about 1 month ago

CVSS Score: 4.8
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-56r3-f536-5gf7, CVE-2024-23643
References:

• https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-56r3-f536-5gf7
• https://github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/issues/1172
• https://github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/pull/1174
• https://github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/commit/9d010e09c784690ada8af43f594461a2553a62f0
• https://github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/commit/c0ca08a20bc0e66dafbdb083f7508b372c0703ee
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23643
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-56r3-f536-5gf7

Repository: https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver
Blast Radius: 1.0

Affected Packages