CVE-2023-41877

Summary

CVE-2023-41877 is a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting GeoServer versions 2.23.4 and prior. This Java-based open-source geospatial software allows an attacker to manipulate the log file location in the GeoServer Administrator console, gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data. Since this vulnerability requires administrative access, often held by trusted parties, a patch has not been released yet. However, system administrators can mitigate the risk by setting the `GEOSERVER_LOG_FILE` parameter to an secure location using system properties, environment variables, or servlet context parameters. Unsecured access to the GeoServer Administrator console could lead to significant data exposure.

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