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.
Welcome page footer:
<img width="432" alt="image" src="https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/a7fd5151-55d5-432b-9d5d-79136833609f">
About page build information.
<img width="401" alt="image" src="https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/59fcd8dd-eaee-4bf8-9578-a2a94b2864db">
No patch presently available.
No workaround available, although the ADMIN_CONSOLE can be disabled completely.
{ "nvd_published_at": "2024-12-16T23:15:06Z", "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-200" ], "severity": "MODERATE", "github_reviewed": true, "github_reviewed_at": "2024-12-16T22:18:29Z" }