CVE-2021-40822

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Published May 1, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 19.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

GeoServer through 2.18.5 and 2.19.x through 2.19.2 allows SSRF via the option for setting a proxy host.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:geoserver::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:geoserver::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-rr33-j5p5-ppf8	GeoServer allows SSRF via the option for setting a proxy host

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 19.3% (19.259% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/compare/2.19.2...2.19.3
https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/releases
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-10229
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-10229?focusedCommentId=83508

History

Jul 11, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.91433}`	epss `{'score': 0.91718}`

Subscriptions

Osgeo Geoserver

Weaknesses

CWE-918

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:51 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 1, 2022, 11:17 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:51 AM
Reserved: Sep 9, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2022, 12:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:07 AM

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