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GHSA-g628-r368-6vh7
No affected components available
Summary
Administrator can perform JNDI attack through specially crafted DB2 jdbc url leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE).
Impact
If GeoServer has DB2 extension installed, this vulnerability can lead to executing arbitrary code.
Details
Authenticated users can access Vector Data Sources page to creating a new data store through db2 jdbc connection, performing JNDI attack due to unrestricted connection parameters, and then achieve RCE with deserialization of untrusted data.
Remediation
This issue has been fixed in this release: https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/releases/tag/2.27.0.
References
- https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7725
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2023-27867
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs high-level or administrative privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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