Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
GeoWebCache's home page (org.geoserver:gs-gwc and org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app, versions 2.26.0 to before 2.26.2 and before 2.25.6) displays version and revision information, along with config file and storage locations, server start time, and basic usage data. Anyone able to reach the page, without authentication, can view this information to identify the software and learn details about the host system. Upgrade to version 2.26.2 or 2.25.6.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | Medium | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | CNA (GitHub_M) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0046, the 40th percentile, on 13 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:11 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:11 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-jm79-7xhw-6f6f
- OSV: GHSA-jm79-7xhw-6f6f
- github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-jm79-7xhw-6f6f
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38524
- github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/issues/1344
- github.com/GeoWebCache/geowebcache/pull/1345
- github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/8189
- github.com/geoserver/geoserver
- osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11677