# CVE-2023-51445: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GeoServer's REST Resources API

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-51445-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-geoserver-s-rest  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-03-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-51445 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-03-20

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GeoServer's REST Resources API

Technologies: [org.geoserver:gs-restconfig (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-geoserver-gs-restconfig). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-51445 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-51445 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-51445?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 March 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.geoserver:gs-restconfig (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.23.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-51445?** Yes. org.geoserver:gs-restconfig (Maven): upgrade to 2.23.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-51445?** Check whether you run org.geoserver:gs-restconfig (Maven) 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

- org.geoserver:gs-restconfig (Maven): upgrade to 2.23.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.geoserver:gs-restconfig to 2.23.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.geoserver:gs-restconfig (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.23.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-51445
- GHSA-fh7p-5f6g-vj2w

## Related threats

- [GeoServer Arbitrary file renaming vulnerability in REST Coverage/Data Store API](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-23634-geoserver-arbitrary-file-renaming-vulnerability-in-rest-coverage)
- [Arbitrary file upload vulnerability in GeoServer's REST Coverage Store API](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-51444-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-geoserver-s-rest-coverage)