Welcome and About GeoServer pages communicate version and revision information
### Impact The welcome and about page includes version and revision information about the software in use (including library and components used). This information is sensitive from a security point of view because it allows software used by the server to be easily identified. ### Proof of Concept 1. Welcome page footer: <img width="432" alt="image" src="https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/a7fd5151-55d5-432b-9d5d-79136833609f"> 2. About page *build information*. <img width="401" alt="image" src="https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/assets/629681/59fcd8dd-eaee-4bf8-9578-a2a94b2864db"> ### Patches No patch presently available. ### Workarounds No workaround available, although the ADMIN_CONSOLE can be disabled completely. ### References * [About GeoServer](https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/webadmin/about.html)
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-35230US | medium5.3 | — | ||
GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. In affected versions the welcome and about page includes version an… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserverPACKAGE
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/5fd5f35ae176eff3cc4667a5cf48e4bf5dc4ea99WEB
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/74fdab745a5deff20ac99abca24d8695fe1a52f8WEB
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/8cd1590a604a10875de67b04995f1952f631f920WEB
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-6pfc-w86r-54q6WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35230ADVISORY
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