CVE-2025-21621 (GCVE-0-2025-21621)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-25 21:52 – Updated: 2025-11-26 16:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
GeoServer Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WMS GetFeatureInfo HTML format
Summary
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to version 2.25.0, a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the WMS GetFeatureInfo HTML output format that enables a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a victim's browser through specially crafted SLD_BODY parameters. This issue has been patched in version 2.25.0.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-11-26 16:02 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/7406 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/commit/dc9… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11297 | x_refsource_MISC |
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