Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
GeoServer's gs-restconfig Maven package, versions before 2.23.3, is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting through the REST Resources API. An authenticated user with workspace-level privileges can upload style or legend files containing JavaScript that runs in the browser of another administrator who views them. Upgrade to version 2.23.3 or later.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8 | Medium | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | CNA (GitHub_M) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0049, the 42nd percentile, on 14 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:13 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:13 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-fh7p-5f6g-vj2w
- OSV: GHSA-fh7p-5f6g-vj2w
- github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-fh7p-5f6g-vj2w
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51445
- github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/7161
- github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/7db985738ff2422019ccac974cf547bae5770cad
- github.com/geoserver/geoserver
- osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11148