GeoTools Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in evaluating XPath expressions
CVE-2024-36404

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Geotools

Status
Geotools
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 July 2024

What is CVE-2024-36404?

The GeoTools Java library, widely used for geospatial data handling, is susceptible to a vulnerability that enables remote code execution via user-supplied XPath expressions. This issue affects versions prior to 31.2, 30.4, and 29.6. Users running earlier versions are at risk if applications employ certain GeoTools functionalities. While upgrading to fixed versions is recommended, users can mitigate risks temporarily by removing the gt-complex jar, which may limit some functionalities in applications relying on complex content querying. Alternative jars from SourceForge are also available for older versions to provide quick access to patched releases.

Affected Version(s)

geotools < 29.6 < 29.6

geotools >= 30.0, < 30.4 < 30.0, 30.4

geotools >= 31.0, < 31.2 < 31.0, 31.2

References

https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/4797
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/commit/f0c9961dc4d40...
x_refsource_MISC

EPSS Score

74% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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