CVE-2024-38524Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated server disclosure via unguarded GWC home page

Published Jun 10, 2025 · Updated Jun 10, 2025

Information disclosure in GeoServer before 2.25.6 and 2.26.0 through 2.26.1 allows remote attackers to read sensitive server details. GeoWebCacheDispatcher.handleFrontPage renders version, revision, configuration paths, storage paths, start time, and usage data without an authorization check. Access requires only a network request to the embedded GWC endpoint; the disclosed inventory and filesystem context aid targeting without changing data or service availability.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in GeoServer before 2.25.6 and 2.26.0 through 2.26.1 allows remote attackers to read sensitive server details. GeoWebCacheDispatcher.handleFrontPage renders version, revision, configuration paths, storage paths, start time, and usage data without an authorization check. Access requires only a network request to the embedded GWC endpoint; the disclosed inventory and filesystem context aid targeting without changing data or service availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38524
Published
Jun 10, 2025
Updated
Jun 10, 2025
Vendor
GeoWebCache
Product
GeoServer
Classifications
CWE-200, T1592.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 2.25.6
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 2.26.0, < 2.26.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

GeoWebCache · GeoServerversion=< 2.25.6; version=>= 2.26.0, < 2.26.2

Published CVSS scores

5.3GeoServerCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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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-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1592.002Gather Victim Host Information: Software

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