CVE-2025-58360
GeoServer is vulnerable to an Unauthenticated XML External Entities (XXE) attack via WMS GetMap feature
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
Description
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. From version 2.26.0 to before 2.26.2 and before 2.25.6, an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was identified. The application accepts XML input through a specific endpoint /geoserver/wms operation GetMap. However, this input is not sufficiently sanitized or restricted, allowing an attacker to define external entities within the XML request. This issue has been patched in GeoServer 2.25.6, GeoServer 2.26.3, and GeoServer 2.27.0.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as OSGeo GeoServer Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference Vulnerability.
- Added
- 11 Dec 2025
- Fix due (US federal)
- 1 Jan 2026
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 61.2% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.2.
Weakness
Affected products
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.geoserver.web:gs-web-appGHSA-fjf5-xgmq-5525 (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.geoserver:gs-wmsGHSA-fjf5-xgmq-5525 (opens in a new tab)
References (3)
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-fjf5-xgmq-5525 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11682 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-58360 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-fjf5-xgmq-5525 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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