Welcome and About GeoServer pages communicate version and revision information

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

5.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

• CVE-2024-35230: 0.70% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 53.12 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

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Impact The welcome and about page includes version and revision information about the software in use (including library and components used). This information is sensitive from a security point of view because it allows software used by the server to be easily identified. Proof of Concept 1. Welcome page footer: <img width="432" alt="image" src="https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/a7fd5151-55d5-432b-9d5d-79136833609f" 2. About page build information. <img width="401" alt="image" src="https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/59fcd8dd-eaee-4bf8-9578-a2a94b2864db" Patches No patch presently available. Workarounds No workaround available, although the ADMINCONSOLE can be disabled completely. References About GeoServer

Published by the source

16 Dec 2024, 22:18 UTC

Last modified by the source

17 Dec 2024, 14:38 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:34 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2024-35230

Advisory: Welcome and About GeoServer pages communicate version and revision information
IDs: CVE-2024-35230, GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2024-35230 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:34 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: org.geoserver.web:gs-web-core 2.25.1; org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app 2.25.1. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven org.geoserver.web:gs-web-core: affected >= 2.0.0, < 2.25.1; fixed in 2.25.1
- Maven org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app: affected >= 2.0.0, < 2.25.1; fixed in 2.25.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven org.geoserver.web:gs-web-core: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Maven org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on org.geoserver.web:gs-web-core, org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6 lists affected ranges: Maven org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app >=2.0.0 =2.0.0 <2.25.1)

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