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CVE-2023-26043

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-02-27
  • Fixed in4.0.3
  • WeaknessCWE-611

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Description

GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data. GeoNode is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection in the style upload functionality of GeoServer leading to Arbitrary File Read. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.3.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-02-2721:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Geosolutionsgroup geonode
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0< 4.0.34.0.3

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • geonode
    Affected
    • = < 4.0.3no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-02-27

Fix

  1. Update Geosolutionsgroup geonode to 4.0.3

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-03-10
  • CNACVSS 3.16.5known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.16.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-611known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-611read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.8 %2026-11-05
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryHIGH2024-08-30

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2023-02-27
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-mcmc-c59m-pqq8

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26043?

GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data. GeoNode is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection in the style upload functionality of GeoServer leading to Arbitrary File Read. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.3.

Is CVE-2023-26043 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-26043, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-26043?

CVE-2023-26043 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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