Is CVE-2024-38524 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38524 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-08-26.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38524?

CVE-2024-38524 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2024-38524?

Patch guidance is available from osgeo security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-38524.

Which products are affected by CVE-2024-38524?

2 products: osgeo geoserver, osgeo geoserver.

CVE-2024-38524 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. org.geowebcache.GeoWebCacheDispatcher.handleFrontPage(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse) has no check to hide potentially sensitive information from users except for a hidden system property to hide the storage locations that defaults to showing the locations. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.26.2 and 2.25.6.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-200 · Information Disclosure

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OSGEO
Published: 6/10/2025
Last Modified: 8/26/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-38524

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