{"cve":"CVE-2023-41877","nvd":{"published":"2024-03-20T15:15:07.500","modified":"2026-06-17T06:22:59.313","status":"Analyzed","description":"GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. A path traversal vulnerability in versions 2.23.4 and prior requires GeoServer Administrator with access to the admin console to misconfigure the Global Settings for log file location to an arbitrary location. The admin console GeoServer Logs page provides a preview of these contents. As this issue requires GeoServer administrators access, often representing a trusted party, the vulnerability has not received a patch as of time of publication. As a workaround, a system administrator responsible for running GeoServer can use the `GEOSERVER_LOG_FILE` setting to override any configuration option provided by the Global Settings page. The `GEOSERVER_LOG_LOCATION` parameter can be set as system property, environment variables, or servlet context parameters.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.2},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/configuration/globalsettings.html#log-location","https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-8g7v-vjrc-x4g5","https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/configuration/globalsettings.html#log-location","https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-8g7v-vjrc-x4g5"],"products":["geoserver:geoserver"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:47:51.568503435+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-41877","score":0.00841,"percentile":0.57894,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-8g7v-vjrc-x4g5","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8g7v-vjrc-x4g5","summary":"GeoServer log file path traversal vulnerability","modified":"2026-07-20T13:45:33.759466797Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.geoserver:gs-main","purl":"pkg:maven/org.geoserver/gs-main","ranges":["<=2.23.4"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}