# CVE-2024-23642: GeoServer's Simple SVG Renderer vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-23642-geoserver-s-simple-svg-renderer-vulnerable-to-stored-cross-site  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-03-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-23642 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-03-20

GeoServer's Simple SVG Renderer vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-23642 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-23642 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-23642?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 March 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.geoserver:gs-wms (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.23.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-23642?** Yes. org.geoserver:gs-wms (Maven): upgrade to 2.23.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-23642?** Check whether you run org.geoserver:gs-wms (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-wms (Maven): upgrade to 2.23.4 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.geoserver:gs-wms to 2.23.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.geoserver:gs-wms (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.23.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-23642
- GHSA-fg9v-56hw-g525

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- [GeoServer Infinite Loop Vulnerability in Jiffle process](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-30145-geoserver-infinite-loop-vulnerability-in-jiffle-process)
- [Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in geoserver](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-36401-osgeo-geoserver-geotools-eval-injection-vulnerability)