CVE-2024-40625

GeoServer Coverage REST API Allows Server Side Request Forgery

5.5 MediumFix available

GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. The Coverage rest api /workspaces/{workspaceName}/coveragestores/{storeName}/{method}.{format} allows attackers to upload files with a specified url (with {method} equals 'url') with no restrict. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.26.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Up 0.4 points since Jun 11, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.5

GeoServer Coverage REST API Allows Server Side Request Forgery

Record: CVE-2024-40625
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-17667 5.5

Record: EUVD-2025-17667
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r4hf-r8gj-jgw2 5.5

Coverage REST API Server Side Request Forgery

Summary

The Coverage rest api /workspaces/{workspaceName}/coveragestores/{storeName}/{method}.{format} allow to upload file with a specified url (with {method} equals 'url') with no restrict.

Details

The Coverage rest api /workspaces/{workspaceName}/coveragestores/{storeName}/{method}.{format} allow to upload file with a specified url (with {method} equals 'url'). But this url has not been check with URL Checks feature.

For example, should add the code below to check fileURL:

URLCheckers.confirm(fileURL)

The vulnerable code was RESTUtils.java

Impact

This vulnerability presents the opportunity for Server Side Request Forgery.

References

Record: GHSA-r4hf-r8gj-jgw2
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.5

Record: CVE-2024-40625
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

GeoServer Coverage REST API Allows Server Side Request Forgery

Record: CVE-2024-40625
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-r4hf-r8gj-jgw2 5.5

Coverage REST API Server Side Request Forgery

Summary

The Coverage rest api /workspaces/{workspaceName}/coveragestores/{storeName}/{method}.{format} allow to upload file with a specified url (with {method} equals 'url') with no restrict.

Details

For example, should add the code below to check fileURL:

URLCheckers.confirm(fileURL)

The vulnerable code was RESTUtils.java

Impact

This vulnerability presents the opportunity for Server Side Request Forgery.

References

Record: GHSA-r4hf-r8gj-jgw2
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.geoserver:gs-rest` Maven	before 2.26.0	2.26.0
`org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app` Maven	before 2.26.0	2.26.0

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-40625 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Geoserver, published June 10, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in org.geoserver:gs-rest 2.26.0.