CVE-2022-24846

Unchecked JNDI lookups in GeoWebCache

HIGH

7.2

CVSS Score

Published: April 14, 2022 at 09:20 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:32 AM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsGeowebcacheGeoWebCache

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Severity

HIGH7.2

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

GeoWebCache is a tile caching server implemented in Java. The GeoWebCache disk quota mechanism can perform an unchecked JNDI lookup, which in turn can be used to perform class deserialization and result in arbitrary code execution. While in GeoWebCache the JNDI strings are provided via local configuration file, in GeoServer a user interface is provided to perform the same, that can be accessed remotely, and requires admin-level login to be used. These lookup are unrestricted in scope and can lead to code execution. The lookups are going to be restricted in GeoWebCache 1.21.0, 1.20.2, 1.19.3.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Geowebcache · Geoserver

95%

v < 1.19.31.20.0 ≤ v < 1.20.2

Affected range stops below 1.19.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 1.20.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

GeoWebCache · Geowebcache

60%

v < 1.19.3v < 1.20.2

Affected range stops below 1.19.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 1.20.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/security/advisories/GHSA-4v22-v8jp-438r

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-20CWE-502

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