GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/12/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6
Aliases
Published
2024-12-16T22:18:29Z
Modified
2026-09-10T03:50:21Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Welcome and About GeoServer pages communicate version and revision information
Details

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:

    image
  2. About page build information.

    image

Patches

No patch presently available.

Workarounds

No workaround available, although the ADMIN_CONSOLE can be disabled completely.

References

Database specific
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2024-12-16T22:18:29Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2024-12-16T23:15:06Z",
    "severity":  "MODERATE"
}
References

Affected packages

Maven / org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app

Package

Name
org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app
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Purl
pkg:maven/org.geoserver.web/gs-web-app

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.0.0
Fixed
2.25.1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/12/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6.json"

Maven / org.geoserver.web:gs-web-core

Package

Name
org.geoserver.web:gs-web-core
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Purl
pkg:maven/org.geoserver.web/gs-web-core

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.0.0
Fixed
2.25.1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/12/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6.json"