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CVE-2023-26043: XML External Entity (XXE) injection in GeoServer style upload functionality

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

Description

GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data. GeoNode is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection in the style upload functionality of GeoServer leading to Arbitrary File Read. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.3.

Affected products

• geonode: before 4.0.3 — fixed in 4.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: geonode 4.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/commit/2fdfe919f299b21f1609bf898f9dcfde58770ac0
• https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/security/advisories/GHSA-mcmc-c59m-pqq8
• https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/commit/2fdfe919f299b21f1609bf898f9dcfde58770ac0
• https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/security/advisories/GHSA-mcmc-c59m-pqq8

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