# CVE-2023-40017: GeoNode Server Side Request forgery

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-40017-geonode-server-side-request-forgery  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-08-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-40017 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-08-24

GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data. In versions 3.2.0 through 4.1.2, the endpoint `/proxy/?url=` does not properly protect against server-side request forgery. This allows an attacker to port scan internal hosts and request information from internal hosts. A patch is available at commit a9eebae80cb362009660a1fd49e105e7cdb499b9.

Technologies: [geonode (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-geonode). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-40017 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-40017 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-40017?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 August 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** geonode (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.2.0,fixed=4.2.0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=a9eebae80cb362009660a1fd49e105e7cdb499b9|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.2.0,fixed=4.1.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-40017?** Yes. geonode (PyPI): upgrade to 4.1.3, 4.2.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-40017?** Check whether you run geonode (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- geonode (PyPI): upgrade to 4.1.3, 4.2.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "geonode>=4.2.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- geonode (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.2.0,fixed=4.2.0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=a9eebae80cb362009660a1fd49e105e7cdb499b9|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.2.0,fixed=4.1.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-40017
- GHSA-rmxg-6qqf-x8mr
- PYSEC-2023-269

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