CVE-2025-21621 | GeoServer Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WMS GetFeatureInfo HTML format

GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to version 2.25.0, a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the WMS GetFeatureInfo HTML output format that enables a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a victim's browser through specially crafted SLD_BODY parameters. This issue has been patched in version 2.25.0.

Published: 2025-11-25 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-21621 is rated Low Risk (30.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.25%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-21621

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-24 0.24% 0.25% +0.01%
2 2026-06-15 0.03% 0.24% +0.21%
3 2026-04-23 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-21621

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-21621

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-21621

GHSA-w66h-j855-qr72 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — GeoServer has a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its WMS GetFeatureInfo HTML format

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-21621

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
geoserver geoserver < 2.25.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-21621

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