CVE-2024-36404

GeoTools Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in evaluating XPath expressions

Published Jul 2, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 76.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
GeoTools is an open source Java library that provides tools for geospatial data. Prior to versions 31.2, 30.4, and 29.6, Remote Code Execution (RCE) is possible if an application uses certain GeoTools functionality to evaluate XPath expressions supplied by user input. Versions 31.2, 30.4, and 29.6 contain a fix for this issue. As a workaround, GeoTools can operate with reduced functionality by removing the `gt-complex` jar from one's application. As an example of the impact, application schema `datastore` would not function without the ability to use XPath expressions to query complex content. Alternatively, one may utilize a drop-in replacement GeoTools jar from SourceForge for versions 31.1, 30.3, 30.2, 29.2, 28.2, 27.5, 27.4, 26.7, 26.4, 25.2, and 24.0. These jars are for download only and are not available from maven central, intended to quickly provide a fix to affected applications.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w3pj-wh35-fq8w GeoTools Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in evaluating XPath expressions
References
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https://github.com/Warxim/CVE-2022-41852?tab=readme-ov-file#workaround-for-cve-2022-41852 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/commit/f0c9961dc4d40c5acfce2169fab92805738de5ea cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/pull/4797 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/security/advisories/GHSA-w3pj-wh35-fq8w cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOT-7587 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/GeoTools%2024%20Releases/24.0/geotools-24.0-patches.zip/download cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/GeoTools%2025%20Releases/25.2/geotools-25.2-patches.zip/download cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/GeoTools%2026%20Releases/26.4 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/GeoTools%2026%20Releases/26.7/geotools-26.7-patches.zip/download cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/GeoTools%2027%20Releases/27.4/geotools-27.4-patches.zip/download cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/GeoTools%2027%20Releases/27.5/geotools-27.5-patches.zip/download cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/GeoTools%2028%20Releases/28.2/geotools-28.2-patches.zip/download cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/GeoTools%2029%20Releases/29.2/geotools-29.2-patches.zip/download cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/GeoTools%2030%20Releases/30.2/geotools-30.2-patches.zip/download cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/GeoTools%2030%20Releases/30.3/geotools-30.3-patches.zip/download cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/GeoTools%2031%20Releases/31.1 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 3:37 AM
Reserved
May 27, 2024, 3:59 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 2, 2024, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:36 AM