`CVE-2022-24847` GeoServer

Affected software	GeoServer
Severity	7.2 High CVSS 3.1 3 scores
Fixed in	`2.20.4`, `2.19.6`
Weakness	Expression language injection (CWE-917)
Published	13 Apr 2022
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. The GeoServer security mechanism can perform an unchecked JNDI lookup, which in turn can be used to perform class deserialization and result in arbitrary code execution. The same can happen while configuring data stores with data sources located in JNDI, or while setting up the disk quota mechanism. In order to perform any of the above changes, the attack needs to have obtained admin rights and use either the GeoServer GUI, or its REST API. The lookups are going to be restricted in GeoServer 2.21.0, 2.20.4, 1.19.6. Users unable to upgrade should restrict access to the geoserver/web and geoserver/rest via a firewall and ensure that the GeoWebCache is not remotely accessible.

CWE-20 · Improper input validation

Exploitation status

Exploited

Real-world exploitation reported by VulnCheck KEV. CISA has not confirmed it.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV listed Exploitation reported in the wild. 16 citations · earliest 2024-07-16.
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 1.6% chance in 30 days

VulnCheck KEV

Exploitation evidence from VulnCheck Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (VulnCheck KEV), used under VulnCheck's community terms. View CVE-2022-24847 in VulnCheck (free account), which lists 11 more citations not shown here.

Evidence	Source	Detail	Date
Reported exploitation	f5.com	/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/2024-ddos-attack-trends	2024-07-16
Reported exploitation	f5.com	/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/sensor-intel-series-top-cves-june-2024	2024-07-25
Reported exploitation	f5.com	/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/sensor-intel-series-top-cves-august-2024	2024-09-19
Reported exploitation	f5.com	/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/botpoke-scanner-switches-ip	2024-11-25
Reported exploitation	f5.com	/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/scanning-for-credentials-and-botpoke-changes-ips-again	2024-12-09

Evidence

Source

Detail

Date

Reported exploitation

f5.com

/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/2024-ddos-attack-trends

2024-07-16

Reported exploitation

f5.com

/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/sensor-intel-series-top-cves-june-2024

2024-07-25

Reported exploitation

f5.com

/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/sensor-intel-series-top-cves-august-2024

2024-09-19

Reported exploitation

f5.com

/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/botpoke-scanner-switches-ip

2024-11-25

Reported exploitation

f5.com

/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/scanning-for-credentials-and-botpoke-changes-ips-again

2024-12-09

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Protection full Deserialization, Process
Action available security rule
Review automated Inferred
Record active

Decided by	A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding	Protected by Waratek's ARMR deserialization security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's description identifies a deserialization vulnerability. Matched by description (CWE-20, CWE-917 were assigned, but none settles the class on its own).
Candidate fix	https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-4pm3-f52j-8ggh : the maintainers' own security advisory: names the version that fixes it, so the fix is the difference between two releases

Decided by

A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

Finding

Protected by Waratek's ARMR deserialization security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's description identifies a deserialization vulnerability. Matched by description (CWE-20, CWE-917 were assigned, but none settles the class on its own).

Candidate fix

https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-4pm3-f52j-8ggh : the maintainers' own security advisory: names the version that fixes it, so the fix is the difference between two releases

How to mitigate CVE-2022-24847

Upgrade GeoServer to a release that fixes it: 2.20.4 or 2.19.6. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its deserialization and process rules. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

7.2 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 7.2 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H security-advisories@github.com Secondary published

CVSS 3.1 7.2 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary

CVSS 2.0 6.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	7.2	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	security-advisories@github.com	Secondary	published
CVSS 3.1	7.2	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	NVD	Primary
CVSS 2.0	6.5	none	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.geoserver:gs-main 2.20.0 2.20.4 unbounded

org.geoserver:gs-main 0 2.19.6 unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`org.geoserver:gs-main`	2.20.0	`2.20.4`	unbounded
`org.geoserver:gs-main`	0	`2.19.6`	unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 4 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
osv	org.geoserver	gs-main	generic	＜ 2.19.6 · ≥ 2.20.0 and ＜ 2.20.4
nvd	osgeo	geoserver	generic	＜ 2.19.6 · ≥ 2.20.0 and ＜ 2.20.4

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

osv

org.geoserver

gs-main

generic

＜ 2.19.6 · ≥ 2.20.0 and ＜ 2.20.4

nvd

osgeo

geoserver

generic

＜ 2.19.6 · ≥ 2.20.0 and ＜ 2.20.4

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-4pm3-f52j-8ggh	advisory
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/b94a69943992df999d627b21a4ed056fad4569f8	WEB
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver	PACKAGE

URL

Timeline

Published	2022-04-13	By the CVE Program.
VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence	2024-07-16	Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.
VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence	2026-02-11	Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2022-04-13

By the CVE Program.

VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence

2024-07-16

Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.

VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence

2026-02-11

Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (17 of 24 rules ran)

17 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no match The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side no match Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven matched In scope Maven packages: org.geoserver:gs-main

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint matched Mitigation candidate References include candidate fix URL (advisory tier): https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-4pm3-f52j-8ggh

18 open-source-maven skipped The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable skipped An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit skipped Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match decided it matched Protected by Waratek Description mentions "deserialization" — mitigable by an ARMR deserialization security rule (none of CWE-20, CWE-917 settles the class on its own).

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc skipped Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold skipped Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published skipped Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

Products the scope rules checked

The products this CVE's record names, and whether VRT tracks each one. The scope rules decided on these.

Vendor Product Tracked CPE Source

osgeo geoserver not tracked cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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