# CVE-2023-42439: GeoNode vulnerable to SSRF Bypass to return internal host data

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-42439-geonode-vulnerable-to-ssrf-bypass-to-return-internal-host-data  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-09-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-42439 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-09-15

GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data. A SSRF vulnerability exists starting in version 3.2.0, bypassing existing controls on the software. This can allow a user to request internal services for a full read SSRF, returning any data from the internal network. The application is using a whitelist, but the whitelist can be bypassed. The bypass will trick the application that the first host is a whitelisted address, but the browser will use `@` or `%40` as a credential to the host geoserver on port 8080, this will return the data to that host on the response. As of time of publication, no patched version is available.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-42439 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-42439 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-42439?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 September 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** geonode (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.2.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.2.0,fixed=4.1.3.post1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-42439?** Yes. geonode (PyPI): upgrade to 4.1.3.post1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-42439?** 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.post1 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "geonode>=4.1.3.post1"
  ```


## Affected products

- geonode (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.2.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.2.0,fixed=4.1.3.post1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-42439
- GHSA-pxg5-h34r-7q8p
- PYSEC-2023-176

## Related threats

- [GeoNode stored XSS in documents metadata abstract field](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-55649-geonode-has-stored-xss-in-documents-metadata-abstract-field)
- [GeoNode unrestricted file upload in upload service](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-46429-geonode-has-unrestricted-file-upload)
- [GeoNode OS command injection in uploaded file layer name](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-33050-geonode-has-os-command-injection-via-uploaded-file-layer-name)
- [GeoNode stored XSS in rich text editor](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-27091-geonode-stored-xss-in-rich-text-editor)
- [GeoNode SSRF in service registration endpoint](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-39922-geonode-ssrf-in-service-registration-endpoint)