Coverage REST API Server Side Request Forgery
### Summary The Coverage rest api `/workspaces/{workspaceName}/coveragestores/{storeName}/{method}.{format}` allow to upload file with a specified url (with {method} equals 'url') with no restrict. ### Details The Coverage rest api `/workspaces/{workspaceName}/coveragestores/{storeName}/{method}.{format}` allow to upload file with a specified url (with {method} equals 'url'). But this url has not been check with [URL Checks feature](https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/security/urlchecks.html#url-checks). For example, should add the code below to check fileURL: ```java URLCheckers.confirm(fileURL) ``` The vulnerable code was [RESTUtils.java](https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/blob/main/src/rest/src/main/java/org/geoserver/rest/util/RESTUtils.java#L176) ### Impact This vulnerability presents the opportunity for Server Side Request Forgery. ### References - https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11468 - https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11717
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| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-40625US | medium4.9 | — | ||
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. The Coverage rest api /workspaces/{workspaceName}/coveragestores/{storeName}/{method}.{forma… | ||||
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