CVE-2023-26043

XML External Entity (XXE) injection in GeoServer style upload functionality

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data. GeoNode is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection in the style upload functionality of GeoServer leading to Arbitrary File Read. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.3.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 6.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-02-17 CVE Reserved
2023-02-27 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-08-02 First Exploit
2024-09-19 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/security/advisories/GHSA-mcmc-c59m-pqq8	2024-08-02

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/commit/2fdfe919f299b21f1609bf898f9dcfde58770ac0	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Geosolutionsgroup Search vendor "Geosolutionsgroup"		Geonode Search vendor "Geosolutionsgroup" for product "Geonode"				< 4.0.3 Search vendor "Geosolutionsgroup" for product "Geonode" and version " < 4.0.3"		-		Affected