CVE-2025-27505
GeoServer Missing Authorization on REST API Index
Severity Score
5.3
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. It is possible to bypass the default REST API security and access the index page. The REST API security handles rest and its subpaths but not rest with an extension (e.g., rest.html). The REST API index can disclose whether certain extensions are installed. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.26.3 and 2.25.6. As a workaround, in ${GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR}/security/config.xml, change the paths for the rest filter to /rest.*,/rest/** and change the paths for the gwc filter to /gwc/rest.*,/gwc/rest/** and restart GeoServer.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2025-02-26 CVE Reserved
- 2025-06-10 CVE Published
- 2025-06-10 CVE Updated
- 2025-08-27 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
References (4)
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| https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-h86g-x8mm-78m5 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/8170 | X_refsource_misc | |
| https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11664 | X_refsource_misc | |
| https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11776 | X_refsource_misc |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Geoserver Search vendor "Geoserver" | Geoserver Search vendor "Geoserver" for product "Geoserver" | >= 2.26.0 < 2.26.3 Search vendor "Geoserver" for product "Geoserver" and version " >= 2.26.0 < 2.26.3" | en |
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| Geoserver Search vendor "Geoserver" | Geoserver Search vendor "Geoserver" for product "Geoserver" | < 2.25.6 Search vendor "Geoserver" for product "Geoserver" and version " < 2.25.6" | en |
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