CVE-2024-36404Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Remote code execution via unsafe XPath evaluation

Published Jul 2, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Eval injection in GeoTools before 29.6, 30.0 through 30.3, and 31.0 through 31.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Several app-schema, complex-feature, and StreamingParser methods pass user-controlled XPath directly to Commons JXPath, which permits Java method invocation. Exposure requires a consuming application to route user input into those APIs; successful calls run code with the application's privileges.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability76.06%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Eval injection in GeoTools before 29.6, 30.0 through 30.3, and 31.0 through 31.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Several app-schema, complex-feature, and StreamingParser methods pass user-controlled XPath directly to Commons JXPath, which permits Java method invocation. Exposure requires a consuming application to route user input into those APIs; successful calls run code with the application's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-36404
Published
Jul 2, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
GeoTools
Product
GeoTools
Classifications
CWE-95, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <29.6
  2. Affected versionversion=< 29.6
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 30.0, < 30.4
  4. Affected versionversion=30.0 <30.4
  5. Affected versionversion=>= 31.0, < 31.2
  6. Affected versionversion=31.0 <31.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

GeoTools · GeoToolsversion=0 <29.6; version=< 29.6; version=>= 30.0, < 30.4; version=30.0 <30.4; version=>= 31.0, < 31.2; version=31.0 <31.2

Published CVSS scores

9.8GeoTools GitHub Security AdvisoryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-95Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

Public exploit references

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