GeoServer Detection (HTTP)
🗓️ 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType
openvas🔗 plugins.openvas.org👁 15 Views
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| geoserver | www.geoserver.org/ |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900945");
script_version("2025-07-02T05:41:52+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-07-02 05:41:52 +0000 (Wed, 02 Jul 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-09-22 10:03:41 +0200 (Tue, 22 Sep 2009)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"0.0");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_name("GeoServer Detection (HTTP)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Product detection");
script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "no404.nasl", "webmirror.nasl",
"DDI_Directory_Scanner.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 8080);
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"HTTP based detection of GeoServer.");
script_add_preference(name:"GeoServer Web UI Username", value:"", type:"entry", id:1);
script_add_preference(name:"GeoServer Web UI Password", value:"", type:"password", id:2);
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://geoserver.org/");
exit(0);
}
include("cpe.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("list_array_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
port = http_get_port(default: 8080);
foreach dir (make_list_unique("/", "/geoserver", http_cgi_dirs(port: port))) {
install = dir;
if (dir == "/")
dir = "";
url = dir + "/web/wicket/bookmarkable/org.geoserver.web.AboutGeoServerPage";
res = http_get_cache(port: port, item: url);
if (res =~ "^HTTP/1\.[01] 302") {
# nb: Need to check both variants as it *might* depend on the server configuration
current_dirs = make_list(install, dir + "/web/wicket/bookmarkable");
foreach current_dir (current_dirs) {
loc = http_extract_location_from_redirect(port: port, data: res, current_dir: current_dir);
if (loc) {
url = loc;
res2 = http_get_cache(port: port, item: loc);
if (res2 && res2 =~ "^HTTP/1\.[01] 200") {
res = res2;
break;
}
}
}
}
if ("<title>GeoServer: About GeoServer" >!< res) {
url = dir + "/web/?wicket:bookmarkablePage=:org.geoserver.web.AboutGeoServerPage";
res = http_get_cache(port: port, item: url);
if (res)
cookie = http_get_cookie_from_header(buf: res, pattern: "(JSESSIONID=[^; ]+)");
if ("<title>GeoServer" >!< res) {
url = dir + "/welcome.do";
res = http_get_cache(port: port, item: url);
if ("My GeoServer" >!< res || "Welcome to GeoServer" >!< res) {
url = dir + "/web/";
if (!cookie) {
continue;
} else {
headers = make_array("Cookie", cookie);
req = http_get_req(port: port, url: url, add_headers: headers, referer_url: "geoserver/index.html");
res = http_keepalive_send_recv(port: port, data: req);
if (res !~ "^HTTP/1\.[01] 302")
continue;
url = dir + "/web/?1";
req = http_get_req(port: port, url: url, add_headers: headers, referer_url: "geoserver/index.html");
res = http_keepalive_send_recv(port: port, data: req);
if ("About GeoServer" >!< res || "<title>GeoServer" >!< res)
continue;
}
}
}
}
version = "unknown";
# <label for="version">GeoServer Version</label>
# <span id="version">2.17.2</span>
#
# Versions might have RC or beta releases (e.g. 2.0.1-RC1 or 2.0.1-beta1)
vers = eregmatch(pattern: 'id="version">([^<]+)<', string: res);
if (isnull(vers[1])) {
# Welcome to GeoServer 1.7.0
vers = eregmatch(pattern: "Welcome to GeoServer ([0-9.]+(-[a-zA-Z]+[0-9]+)?)", string: res);
if (isnull(vers[1])) {
# This GeoServer instance is running version <strong>2.19.6</strong>
vers = eregmatch(pattern: "This GeoServer instance is running version <strong>([0-9.]+)<", string: res);
}
}
if (!isnull(vers[1])) {
version = vers[1];
concUrl = http_report_vuln_url(port: port, url: url, url_only: TRUE);
} else {
user = script_get_preference("GeoServer Web UI Username", id: 1);
pass = script_get_preference("GeoServer Web UI Password", id: 2);
if (!user && !pass) {
extra += " Note: No username and password for web authentication were provided. These could be provided for extended version extraction.";
} else if (!user && pass) {
extra += " Note: Password for web authentication was provided but username is missing. Please provide both.";
} else if (user && !pass) {
extra += " Note: Username for web authentication was provided but password is missing. Please provide both.";
} else if (user && pass) {
url = dir + "/rest/about/version.xml";
creds = base64(str: user + ":" + pass);
headers = make_array("Authorization", "Basic " + creds);
req = http_get_req(port: port, url: url, add_headers: headers);
res = http_keepalive_send_recv(port: port, data: req);
if (res =~ "^HTTP/1\.[01] 200" && '<resource name="GeoServer">' >< res) {
# <resource name="GeoServer">
# <Build-Timestamp>18-Nov-2024 18:02</Build-Timestamp>
# <Version>2.26.1</Version>
#
# or:
# <resource name="GeoServer">
# <Build-Timestamp>09-Jun-2025 09:15</Build-Timestamp>
# <Version>2.28-SNAPSHOT</Version>
#
vers = eregmatch(pattern: '"GeoServer">[^>]+>[^>]+>[^>]+.([0-9.]+)[^<]*<', string: res);
if (!isnull(vers[1])) {
version = vers[1];
concUrl = http_report_vuln_url(port: port, url: url, url_only: TRUE);
}
} else {
extra += " Note: Username and password were provided but authentication failed.";
}
}
}
if (!concUrl)
concUrl = http_report_vuln_url(port: port, url: url, url_only: TRUE);
set_kb_item(name: "geoserver/detected", value: TRUE);
set_kb_item(name: "geoserver/http/detected", value: TRUE);
cpe = build_cpe(value: tolower(version), exp: "^([0-9.]+)-?([a-zA-Z0-9]+)?", base: "cpe:/a:geoserver:geoserver:");
if (!cpe)
cpe = "cpe:/a:geoserver:geoserver";
register_product(cpe: cpe, location: install, port: port, service: "www");
log_message(data: build_detection_report(app: "GeoServer", version: version, install: install,
cpe: cpe, concluded: vers[0], concludedUrl: concUrl, extra: extra),
port: port);
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
Data
Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data
We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data
Api
Power your application with Vulners API
The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access
App
Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools
Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation
02 Jul 2025 00:00Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4