# CVE-2024-29198: GeoServer Vulnerable to Unauthenticated SSRF via TestWfsPost

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-29198-geoserver-vulnerable-to-unauthenticated-ssrf-via-testwfspost  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-06-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-29198 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-06-10

GeoServer Vulnerable to Unauthenticated SSRF via TestWfsPost

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-29198 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-29198 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-29198?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 10 June 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.geoserver:gs-wfs (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.24.4; org.geoserver.web:gs-app (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.24.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-29198?** Yes. org.geoserver:gs-wfs (Maven): upgrade to 2.24.4 or later; org.geoserver.web:gs-app (Maven): upgrade to 2.24.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-29198?** Check whether you run org.geoserver:gs-wfs (Maven) or org.geoserver.web:gs-app (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-wfs (Maven): upgrade to 2.24.4 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.geoserver:gs-wfs to 2.24.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.geoserver.web:gs-app (Maven): upgrade to 2.24.4 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.geoserver.web:gs-app to 2.24.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.geoserver:gs-wfs (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.24.4
- org.geoserver.web:gs-app (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.24.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-29198
- GHSA-5gw5-jccf-6hxw

## Related threats

- [GeoServer vulnerable to SSRF in TestWfsPost for specific targets, e.g. PHP + Nginx](https://junglewise.ai/threats/geoserver-vulnerable-to-ssrf-in-testwfspost-for-specific-targets-e-g-614208d1)
- [[XBOW-025-068] XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability in GeoServer WFS Service](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-30220-xbow-025-068-xml-external-entity-xxe-processing-vulnerability-in)
- [Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in geoserver](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-36401-osgeo-geoserver-geotools-eval-injection-vulnerability)
- [GeoServer RCE due to improper control of generation of code in jai-ext`Jiffle` map algebra language](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-35042-geoserver-rce-due-to-improper-control-of-generation-of-code-in)