7.2
HIGH
CVE-2023-51444
GeoServer Arbitrary File Upload RCE Vulnerability
Description

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. An arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 that enables an authenticated administrator with permissions to modify coverage stores through the REST Coverage Store API to upload arbitrary file contents to arbitrary file locations which can lead to remote code execution. Coverage stores that are configured using relative paths use a GeoServer Resource implementation that has validation to prevent path traversal but coverage stores that are configured using absolute paths use a different Resource implementation that does not prevent path traversal. This vulnerability can lead to executing arbitrary code. An administrator with limited privileges could also potentially exploit this to overwrite GeoServer security files and obtain full administrator privileges. Versions 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 contain a fix for this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

March 20, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 18, 2024, 9:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-51444 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-51444 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Geoserver geoserver
1 Osgeo geoserver

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Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : March 24, 2024, 3:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1214 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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Born at : July 24, 2019, 3:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 334 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-51444 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-51444 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-434
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.23.4 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:2.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/ca683170c669718cb6ad4c79e01b0451065e13b8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/ca683170c669718cb6ad4c79e01b0451065e13b8 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/ca683170c669718cb6ad4c79e01b0451065e13b8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/ca683170c669718cb6ad4c79e01b0451065e13b8 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/fe235b3bb1d7f05751a4a2ef5390c36f5c9e78ae No Types Assigned https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/fe235b3bb1d7f05751a4a2ef5390c36f5c9e78ae Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/fe235b3bb1d7f05751a4a2ef5390c36f5c9e78ae No Types Assigned https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/fe235b3bb1d7f05751a4a2ef5390c36f5c9e78ae Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/7222 No Types Assigned https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/7222 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/7222 No Types Assigned https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/7222 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq No Types Assigned https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq No Types Assigned https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11176 No Types Assigned https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11176 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11176 No Types Assigned https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11176 Issue Tracking
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/ca683170c669718cb6ad4c79e01b0451065e13b8
    Added Reference https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/fe235b3bb1d7f05751a4a2ef5390c36f5c9e78ae
    Added Reference https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/7222
    Added Reference https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq
    Added Reference https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11176
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. An arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 that enables an authenticated administrator with permissions to modify coverage stores through the REST Coverage Store API to upload arbitrary file contents to arbitrary file locations which can lead to remote code execution. Coverage stores that are configured using relative paths use a GeoServer Resource implementation that has validation to prevent path traversal but coverage stores that are configured using absolute paths use a different Resource implementation that does not prevent path traversal. This vulnerability can lead to executing arbitrary code. An administrator with limited privileges could also potentially exploit this to overwrite GeoServer security files and obtain full administrator privileges. Versions 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 contain a fix for this issue.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/7222 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/ca683170c669718cb6ad4c79e01b0451065e13b8 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/fe235b3bb1d7f05751a4a2ef5390c36f5c9e78ae [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11176 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-20
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-434
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-51444 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-23: File Content Injection File Content Injection CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-153: Input Data Manipulation Input Data Manipulation CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-261: Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof Signature Spoof CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery Server Side Request Forgery CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
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