CVE-2024-38524: GWC Home Page communicate version and revision information

CVE-2024-38524 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-06-10

GWC Home Page communicate version and revision information

Technologies: org.geoserver:gs-gwc (Maven), org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-38524 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-38524 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-38524?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 10 June 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.geoserver:gs-gwc (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.26.0,fixed=2.26.2; org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.26.0,fixed=2.26.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-38524?
Yes. org.geoserver:gs-gwc (Maven): upgrade to 2.26.2 or later; org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app (Maven): upgrade to 2.26.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-38524?
Check whether you run org.geoserver:gs-gwc (Maven) or org.geoserver.web:gs-web-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-gwc (Maven): upgrade to 2.26.2 or later
    # set org.geoserver:gs-gwc to 2.26.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app (Maven): upgrade to 2.26.2 or later
    # set org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app to 2.26.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.geoserver:gs-gwc (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.26.0,fixed=2.26.2
  • org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.26.0,fixed=2.26.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-38524
  • GHSA-jm79-7xhw-6f6f

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