# CVE-2024-29198: GeoServer - SSRF

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2024-29198 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-29198

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 7.5
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** GeoServer
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF))

## Description

GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. It possible to achieve Service Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the Demo request endpoint if Proxy Base URL has not been set. Upgrading to GeoServer 2.24.4, or 2.25.2, removes the TestWfsPost servlet resolving this issue.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-29198](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29198) is a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in GeoServer that can be exploited via the Demo request endpoint when the Proxy Base URL is unset. This flaw allows remote attackers to make unauthorized requests from the server, potentially exposing internal network resources or sensitive data. Upgrading to GeoServer versions 2.24.4 or 2.25.2 mitigates this risk by removing the vulnerable servlet.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 24th of July 2025.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2024-29198 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations.
CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2024-29198 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Attackers exploit this vulnerability by sending POST requests to the `/geoserver/testwfspost` endpoint, causing the server to make arbitrary HTTP requests and enabling SSRF attacks.

## Timeline

- 2025-06-10: CVE Published. CVE-2024-29198 is published to NVD.
- 2025-07-24: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-29198 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-07-31: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-29198 for the first time.

## References

- https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11794
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-5gw5-jccf-6hxw
- https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11390
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-29198.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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