{"id":"GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6","summary":"Welcome and About GeoServer pages communicate version and revision information","details":"### Impact\n\nThe welcome and about page includes version and revision information about the software in use (including library and components used).\n\nThis information is sensitive from a security point of view because it allows software used by the server to be easily identified.\n\n### Proof of Concept\n\n1. Welcome page footer: \n   \n   \u003cimg width=\"432\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/a7fd5151-55d5-432b-9d5d-79136833609f\"\u003e\n\n2. About page *build information*. \n\n   \u003cimg width=\"401\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/59fcd8dd-eaee-4bf8-9578-a2a94b2864db\"\u003e\n\n### Patches\n\nNo patch presently available.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNo workaround available, although the ADMIN_CONSOLE can be disabled completely.\n\n### References\n\n* [About GeoServer](https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/webadmin/about.html)\n","aliases":["CVE-2024-35230"],"modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:21.323371483Z","published":"2024-12-16T22:18:29Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-200"],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2024-12-16T22:18:29Z","nvd_published_at":"2024-12-16T23:15:06Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35230"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/5fd5f35ae176eff3cc4667a5cf48e4bf5dc4ea99"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/74fdab745a5deff20ac99abca24d8695fe1a52f8"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/8cd1590a604a10875de67b04995f1952f631f920"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.geoserver.web/gs-web-app"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.0.0"},{"fixed":"2.25.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/12/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6.json"}},{"package":{"name":"org.geoserver.web:gs-web-core","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.geoserver.web/gs-web-core"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.0.0"},{"fixed":"2.25.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/12/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"}]}