GeoServer Critical Vulnerability Added to Known Exploited Catalog - 20240716001¶
Overview¶
Since the publication of Advisory 20240704002, relating to a severe security flaw in GeoServer, CISA has added the item to their Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog.
What is vulnerable?¶
| Product(s) Affected | Version(s) | CVE # | CVSS v4/v3 | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeoServer | 2.23 before 2.23.6 2.24 before 2.24.4 2.25 before 2.25.2 | NVD - CVE-2024-36401 | 9.8 | Critical |
| GeoTools | All versions before 29.6 30 before 30.4 31 before 31.2 | NVD - CVE-2024-36401 | 9.8 | Critical |
What has been observed?¶
CISA has added this vulnerability to their Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. There is no evidence of exploitation affecting Western Australian Government networks at the time of publishing.
Recommendation¶
The WA SOC recommends administrators apply the solutions as per vendor instructions to all affected devices within expected timeframe of 48 hours (refer Patch Management):