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CVE-2025-58360: OSGeo GeoServer Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2025-58360
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
OSGeo GeoServer contains an improper restriction of XML external entity reference vulnerability that occurs when the application accepts XML input through a specific endpoint /geoserver/wms operation GetMap and could allow an attacker to define external entities within the XML request.

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What
This vulnerability allows an attacker to define external entities within an XML request.
Who is affected
Users of OSGeo GeoServer.
Urgency
Immediate remediation is necessary due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and confirmed exploitation.
Action
Update to the latest version of GeoServer as per OSGeo's advisory.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2025-12-11
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58360

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2025-58360coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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