{"cve":"CVE-2023-51444","nvd":{"published":"2024-03-20T15:15:07.700","modified":"2026-06-17T06:40:58.297","status":"Analyzed","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.","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-434","CWE-20"],"references":["https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/ca683170c669718cb6ad4c79e01b0451065e13b8","https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/fe235b3bb1d7f05751a4a2ef5390c36f5c9e78ae","https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/7222","https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq","https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11176"],"products":["geoserver:geoserver"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:47:51.568503435+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-51444","score":0.01867,"percentile":0.79307,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9v5q-2gwq-q9hq","summary":"Arbitrary file upload vulnerability in GeoServer's REST Coverage Store API","modified":"2024-03-20T15:43:58Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.geoserver:gs-platform","purl":"pkg:maven/org.geoserver/gs-platform","ranges":["<2.23.4"],"fixed":["2.23.4"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.geoserver:gs-restconfig","purl":"pkg:maven/org.geoserver/gs-restconfig","ranges":["<2.23.4"],"fixed":["2.23.4"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.geoserver:gs-platform","purl":"pkg:maven/org.geoserver/gs-platform","ranges":[">=2.24.0 <2.24.1"],"fixed":["2.24.1"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.geoserver:gs-restconfig","purl":"pkg:maven/org.geoserver/gs-restconfig","ranges":[">=2.24.0 <2.24.1"],"fixed":["2.24.1"]}]}],"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."]}