Actively exploited in the wild
OSGeo GeoServer Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference Vulnerability
OSGeo - GeoServer · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2025-12-11. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CVE-2025-58360
HighCVSS 8.2KEVSummary
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. From version 2.26.0 to before 2.26.2 and before 2.25.6, an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was identified. The application accepts XML input through a specific endpoint /geoserver/wms operation GetMap. However, this input is not sufficiently sanitized or restricted, allowing an attacker to define external entities within the XML request. This issue has been patched in GeoServer 2.25.6, GeoServer 2.26.3, and GeoServer 2.27.0.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can exploit XXE to read local files, perform SSRF attacks, or cause denial of service on the GeoServer instance.
Recommendation
Update GeoServer to version 2.25.6, 2.26.3, or 2.27.0, which contain the fix for CVE-2025-58360.
Other vulnerabilities in GeoServer
See all- CVE-2025-58175Medium
GeoServer prior to versions 2.26.4 and 2.27.3 may allow an attacker to perform unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) using `ENTITY_RESOLUTION_ALLOWLIST`. This requires GeoServer to be configured to use a proxy base URL without a path or ending with a slash.
- CVE-2024-36401CriticalActively exploited
GeoServer versions prior to 2.22.6, 2.23.6, 2.24.4, and 2.25.2 allow unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) through specially crafted OGC requests. The vulnerability stems from unsafely passing property names to the commons-jxpath library, which executes arbitrary code when evaluating XPath expressions. This affects all GeoServer instances, and exploitation has been confirmed via WFS, WMS, and WPS requests.
- CVE-2023-35042Critical
GeoServer 2, in some configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via java.lang.Runtime.getRuntime().exec in wps:LiteralData within a wps:Execute request.
- CVE-2025-52465High
In GeoServer, prior to versions 2.26.4 and 2.27.3, a vulnerability exists that allows an authenticated administrator to pass arbitrary file names to the Master Password Dump web page, potentially creating files containing the master password in plaintext.
Original NVD description (English source)
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. From version 2.26.0 to before 2.26.2 and before 2.25.6, an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was identified. The application accepts XML input through a specific endpoint /geoserver/wms operation GetMap. However, this input is not sufficiently sanitized or restricted, allowing an attacker to define external entities within the XML request. This issue has been patched in GeoServer 2.25.6, GeoServer 2.26.3, and GeoServer 2.27.0.