CVE-2025-30220: [XBOW-025-068] XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability in GeoServer WFS Service

CVE-2025-30220 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-06-10

[XBOW-025-068] XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability in GeoServer WFS Service

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

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-30220 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-30220 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-30220?
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=2.27.0,fixed=2.27.1; org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.27.0,fixed=2.27.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-30220?
Yes. org.geoserver:gs-wfs (Maven): upgrade to 2.27.1 or later; org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app (Maven): upgrade to 2.27.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-30220?
Check whether you run org.geoserver:gs-wfs (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-wfs (Maven): upgrade to 2.27.1 or later
    # set org.geoserver:gs-wfs to 2.27.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app (Maven): upgrade to 2.27.1 or later
    # set org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app to 2.27.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.geoserver:gs-wfs (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.27.0,fixed=2.27.1
  • org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.27.0,fixed=2.27.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-30220
  • GHSA-jj54-8f66-c5pc

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