QID 730774

Date Published: 2023-04-05

QID 730774: GeoServer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data.

The flush function in GeoServer may allow manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability.

Affected Versions:
GeoServer versions prior to 1.6.1
GeoServer versions 1.7.0-beta1

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated): This QID checks for vulnerable GeoServer versions by extracting the version from webpage.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to corrupt memory with malicious input.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    Vendor has released patches. For more information please refer to GeoServer 1.6.1 and 1.7.0-beta1 or later

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 730774

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GeoServer Releases URL Logo github.com/geoserver/geoserver/releases
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