CVE-2022-24847

Improper Input Validation in GeoServer

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: April 13, 2022 at 09:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:32 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsGeoserverGeoserver

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. The GeoServer security mechanism can perform an unchecked JNDI lookup, which in turn can be used to perform class deserialization and result in arbitrary code execution. The same can happen while configuring data stores with data sources located in JNDI, or while setting up the disk quota mechanism. In order to perform any of the above changes, the attack needs to have obtained admin rights and use either the GeoServer GUI, or its REST API. The lookups are going to be restricted in GeoServer 2.21.0, 2.20.4, 1.19.6. Users unable to upgrade should restrict access to the `geoserver/web` and `geoserver/rest` via a firewall and ensure that the GeoWebCache is not remotely accessible.

Affected

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

v < 2.19.62.20.0 ≤ v < 2.20.4
Affected range stops below 2.19.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.20.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.19.6v < 2.20.4
Affected range stops below 2.19.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.20.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.2HIGHGitHub_M
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-917

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