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CVE-2024-36401 Detail

Description

GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to versions 2.22.6, 2.23.6, 2.24.4, and 2.25.2, multiple OGC request parameters allow Remote Code Execution (RCE) by unauthenticated users through specially crafted input against a default GeoServer installation due to unsafely evaluating property names as XPath expressions. The GeoTools library API that GeoServer calls evaluates property/attribute names for feature types in a way that unsafely passes them to the commons-jxpath library which can execute arbitrary code when evaluating XPath expressions. This XPath evaluation is intended to be used only by complex feature types (i.e., Application Schema data stores) but is incorrectly being applied to simple feature types as well which makes this vulnerability apply to **ALL** GeoServer instances. No public PoC is provided but this vulnerability has been confirmed to be exploitable through WFS GetFeature, WFS GetPropertyValue, WMS GetMap, WMS GetFeatureInfo, WMS GetLegendGraphic and WPS Execute requests. This vulnerability can lead to executing arbitrary code. Versions 2.22.6, 2.23.6, 2.24.4, and 2.25.2 contain a patch for the issue. A workaround exists by removing the `gt-complex-x.y.jar` file from the GeoServer where `x.y` is the GeoTools version (e.g., `gt-complex-31.1.jar` if running GeoServer 2.25.1). This will remove the vulnerable code from GeoServer but may break some GeoServer functionality or prevent GeoServer from deploying if the gt-complex module is needed.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/Warxim/CVE-2022-41852?tab=readme-ov-file#workaround-for-cve-2022-41852 CVE, GitHub, Inc. Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6jj6-gm7p-fcvv CVE, GitHub, Inc. Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/4797 CVE, GitHub, Inc. Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-w3pj-wh35-fq8w CVE, GitHub, Inc. Exploit  Vendor Advisory 
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7587 CVE, GitHub, Inc. Vendor Advisory 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-36401 CISA-ADP US Government Resource 
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/geoserver-rce-cve-2024-36401 CVE Exploit  Third Party Advisory 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools Eval Injection Vulnerability 07/15/2024 08/05/2024 Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') 👁 cwe source acceptance level
NIST  
CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

14 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 6/17/2026 3:36:38 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Affected 
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Added SSVC 
{"timestamp":"2024-07-13T03:55:17.574252Z","id":"CVE-2024-36401","options":[{"exploitation":"active"},{"automatable":"yes"},{"technicalImpact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}

CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc. 6/17/2026 3:36:38 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Affected 
[{"vendor":"geoserver","product":"geoserver","versions":[{"version":">= 2.23.0, < 2.23.6","status":"affected"},{"version":">= 2.24.0, < 2.24.4","status":"affected"},{"version":">= 2.25.0, < 2.25.2","status":"affected"},{"version":"< 2.22.6","status":"affected"}]}]

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/24/2025 10:00:22 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference Type 
CISA-ADP: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-36401 Types: US Government Resource

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 10/21/2025 7:16:29 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-36401

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 10/21/2025 4:20:04 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Removed Reference 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-36401

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 10/21/2025 3:20:46 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-36401

Modified Analysis by NIST 8/24/2025 10:17:03 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.25.0 up to (excluding) 2.25.2
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.24.0 up to (excluding) 2.24.4
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 30.0 up to (excluding) 30.4
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 31.0 up to (excluding) 31.2
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 29.6
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.22.6
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.23.0 up to (excluding) 2.23.6


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.25.0 up to (excluding) 2.25.2
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.24.0 up to (excluding) 2.24.4
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 29.6
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.22.6
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.23.0 up to (excluding) 2.23.6
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 30.1 up to (excluding) 30.4
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 31.1 up to (excluding) 31.2
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:30.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:30.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:31.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:31.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*

Modified Analysis by NIST 4/03/2025 3:57:04 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.23.6
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.25.0 up to (excluding) 2.25.2
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.24.0 up to (excluding) 2.24.4
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 30.0 up to (excluding) 30.4
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 31.0 up to (excluding) 31.2
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 29.6


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.25.0 up to (excluding) 2.25.2
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.24.0 up to (excluding) 2.24.4
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 30.0 up to (excluding) 30.4
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 31.0 up to (excluding) 31.2
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 29.6
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.22.6
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.23.0 up to (excluding) 2.23.6

CVE Modified by GitHub, Inc. 3/19/2025 11:15:47 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed Description 
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to versions 2.23.6, 2.24.4, and 2.25.2, multiple OGC request parameters allow Remote Code Execution (RCE) by unauthenticated users through specially crafted input against a default GeoServer installation due to unsafely evaluating property names as XPath expressions.

The GeoTools library API that GeoServer calls evaluates property/attribute names for feature types in a way that unsafely passes them to the commons-jxpath library which can execute arbitrary code when evaluating XPath expressions. This XPath evaluation is intended to be used only by complex feature types (i.e., Application Schema data stores) but is incorrectly being applied to simple feature types as well which makes this vulnerability apply to **ALL** GeoServer instances. No public PoC is provided but this vulnerability has been confirmed to be exploitable through WFS GetFeature, WFS GetPropertyValue, WMS GetMap, WMS GetFeatureInfo, WMS GetLegendGraphic and WPS Execute requests. This vulnerability can lead to executing arbitrary code.

Versions 2.23.6, 2.24.4, and 2.25.2 contain a patch for the issue. A workaround exists by removing the `gt-complex-x.y.jar` file from the GeoServer where `x.y` is the GeoTools version (e.g., `gt-complex-31.1.jar` if running GeoServer 2.25.1). This will remove the vulnerable code from GeoServer but may break some GeoServer functionality or prevent GeoServer from deploying if the gt-complex module is needed.


 
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to versions 2.22.6, 2.23.6, 2.24.4, and 2.25.2, multiple OGC request parameters allow Remote Code Execution (RCE) by unauthenticated users through specially crafted input against a default GeoServer installation due to unsafely evaluating property names as XPath expressions.

The GeoTools library API that GeoServer calls evaluates property/attribute names for feature types in a way that unsafely passes them to the commons-jxpath library which can execute arbitrary code when evaluating XPath expressions. This XPath evaluation is intended to be used only by complex feature types (i.e., Application Schema data stores) but is incorrectly being applied to simple feature types as well which makes this vulnerability apply to **ALL** GeoServer instances. No public PoC is provided but this vulnerability has been confirmed to be exploitable through WFS GetFeature, WFS GetPropertyValue, WMS GetMap, WMS GetFeatureInfo, WMS GetLegendGraphic and WPS Execute requests. This vulnerability can lead to executing arbitrary code.

Versions 2.22.6, 2.23.6, 2.24.4, and 2.25.2 contain a patch for the issue. A workaround exists by removing the `gt-complex-x.y.jar` file from the GeoServer where `x.y` is the GeoTools version (e.g., `gt-complex-31.1.jar` if running GeoServer 2.25.1). This will remove the vulnerable code from GeoServer but may break some GeoServer functionality or prevent GeoServer from deploying if the gt-complex module is needed.

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/29/2024 10:32:24 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed Reference Type 
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/geoserver-rce-cve-2024-36401 No Types Assigned


 
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/geoserver-rce-cve-2024-36401 Exploit, Third Party Advisory

CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 4:22:06 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://github.com/Warxim/CVE-2022-41852?tab=readme-ov-file#workaround-for-cve-2022-41852
Added Reference 
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6jj6-gm7p-fcvv
Added Reference 
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/4797
Added Reference 
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-w3pj-wh35-fq8w
Added Reference 
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7587
Added Reference 
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/geoserver-rce-cve-2024-36401

CVE CISA KEV Update by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government 7/15/2024 9:00:01 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Date Added 
2024-07-15
Added Due Date 
2024-08-05
Added Required Action 
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Added Vulnerability Name 
OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools Eval Injection Vulnerability

Initial Analysis by NIST 7/03/2024 11:07:42 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added CWE 
NIST CWE-94
Added CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.23.6
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.24.0 up to (excluding) 2.24.4
 *cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.25.0 up to (excluding) 2.25.2
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 29.6
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 30.0 up to (excluding) 30.4
 *cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 31.0 up to (excluding) 31.2
Changed Reference Type 
https://github.com/Warxim/CVE-2022-41852?tab=readme-ov-file#workaround-for-cve-2022-41852 No Types Assigned


 
https://github.com/Warxim/CVE-2022-41852?tab=readme-ov-file#workaround-for-cve-2022-41852 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6jj6-gm7p-fcvv No Types Assigned


 
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6jj6-gm7p-fcvv Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/4797 No Types Assigned


 
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/4797 Issue Tracking, Patch
Changed Reference Type 
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-w3pj-wh35-fq8w No Types Assigned


 
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-w3pj-wh35-fq8w Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7587 No Types Assigned


 
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7587 Vendor Advisory

New CVE Received from GitHub, Inc. 7/01/2024 12:15:04 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description 
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to versions 2.23.6, 2.24.4, and 2.25.2, multiple OGC request parameters allow Remote Code Execution (RCE) by unauthenticated users through specially crafted input against a default GeoServer installation due to unsafely evaluating property names as XPath expressions.

The GeoTools library API that GeoServer calls evaluates property/attribute names for feature types in a way that unsafely passes them to the commons-jxpath library which can execute arbitrary code when evaluating XPath expressions. This XPath evaluation is intended to be used only by complex feature types (i.e., Application Schema data stores) but is incorrectly being applied to simple feature types as well which makes this vulnerability apply to **ALL** GeoServer instances. No public PoC is provided but this vulnerability has been confirmed to be exploitable through WFS GetFeature, WFS GetPropertyValue, WMS GetMap, WMS GetFeatureInfo, WMS GetLegendGraphic and WPS Execute requests. This vulnerability can lead to executing arbitrary code.

Versions 2.23.6, 2.24.4, and 2.25.2 contain a patch for the issue. A workaround exists by removing the `gt-complex-x.y.jar` file from the GeoServer where `x.y` is the GeoTools version (e.g., `gt-complex-31.1.jar` if running GeoServer 2.25.1). This will remove the vulnerable code from GeoServer but may break some GeoServer functionality or prevent GeoServer from deploying if the gt-complex module is needed.
Added CVSS V3.1 
GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added CWE 
GitHub, Inc. CWE-95
Added Reference 
GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/Warxim/CVE-2022-41852?tab=readme-ov-file#workaround-for-cve-2022-41852 [No types assigned]
Added Reference 
GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6jj6-gm7p-fcvv [No types assigned]
Added Reference 
GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/4797 [No types assigned]
Added Reference 
GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-w3pj-wh35-fq8w [No types assigned]
Added Reference 
GitHub, Inc. https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7587 [No types assigned]

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-36401
NVD Published Date:
07/01/2024
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.