GeoServer has a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability in its XML Entity Resolution
Date: 2026-06
Affected: maven/org.geoserver.web:gs-web-app, maven/org.geoserver:gs-main, maven/org.geoserver:gs-main
Attack vector: ssrf
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: Medium
CVE: CVE-2025-58175
CWE: CWE-20
CWE-611
CWE-918
CVSS: 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L)

### Summary A GeoServer that uses `ENTITY_RESOLUTION_ALLOWLIST` may allow attacker to perform unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). ### Details This vulnerability requires that GeoServer is set up to use a proxy base URL and the `ENTITY_RESOLUTION_ALLOWLIST` (default since 2.25.0): ### Impact This vulnerability allows an attacker to cause GeoServer to make requests to an unintended location. ### Workaround GeoServer installations are only affected by this vulnerability if they use a proxy base URL that does not contain a URL path or end with a slash (e.g., `https://somesite.org` instead of `https://somesite.org/` or `https://somesite.org/geoserver`). If the proxy base URL does not contain a path, adding a slash to the end of the URL will mitigate this vulnerability. ### Resources https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11867 https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/8622 ### Credits: - Le Mau Anh Phong at Verichains Cyber Force


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