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CVE-2024-36404: GeoTools Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in evaluating XPath expressions

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 62/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB / GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 76% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.5% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
  • Fixed version: org.geotools:gt-app-schema (Maven) 29.6, 30.4, 31.2; org.geotools:gt-complex (Maven) 29.6, 30.4, 31.2; org.geotools.xsd:gt-xsd-core (Maven) 29.6, 30.4, 31.2.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to org.geotools:gt-app-schema (Maven) 29.6, 30.4, 31.2; org.geotools:gt-complex (Maven) 29.6, 30.4, 31.2; org.geotools.xsd:gt-xsd-core (Maven) 29.6, 30.4, 31.2 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

GeoTools is an open source Java library that provides tools for geospatial data. Prior to versions 31.2, 30.4, and 29.6, Remote Code Execution (RCE) is possible if an application uses certain GeoTools functionality to evaluate XPath expressions supplied by user input. Versions 31.2, 30.4, and 29.6 contain a fix for this issue. As a workaround, GeoTools can operate with reduced functionality by removing the `gt-complex` jar from one's application. As an example of the impact, application schema `datastore` would not function without the ability to use XPath expressions to query complex content. Alternatively, one may utilize a drop-in replacement GeoTools jar from SourceForge for versions 31.1, 30.3, 30.2, 29.2, 28.2, 27.5, 27.4, 26.7, 26.4, 25.2, and 24.0. These jars are for download only and are not available from maven central, intended to quickly provide a fix to affected applications.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Jul 2, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
76.0% · 99th percentile

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Action score

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This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
23 / 30 · 76.0%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · GitHub_M
9.8
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
geotoolsgeotools

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • geotools geotools

    • < 29.6, >= 30.0, < 30.4, >= 31.0, < 31.2affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Mavenorg.geotools:gt-app-schemafrom 29.0 · before 29.629.6
Mavenorg.geotools:gt-app-schemafrom 30.0 · before 30.430.4
Mavenorg.geotools:gt-app-schemafrom 31.0 · before 31.231.2
Mavenorg.geotools:gt-app-schemabefore 28.628.6
Mavenorg.geotools:gt-complexfrom 29.0 · before 29.629.6
Mavenorg.geotools:gt-complexfrom 30.0 · before 30.430.4
Mavenorg.geotools:gt-complexfrom 31.0 · before 31.231.2
Mavenorg.geotools:gt-complexbefore 28.628.6
Mavenorg.geotools.xsd:gt-xsd-corefrom 29.0 · before 29.629.6
Mavenorg.geotools.xsd:gt-xsd-corefrom 30.0 · before 30.430.4
Mavenorg.geotools.xsd:gt-xsd-corefrom 31.0 · before 31.231.2
Mavenorg.geotools.xsd:gt-xsd-corebefore 28.628.6

Same product

geotools: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-30220GeoTools, GeoServer, and GeoNetwork XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability in XSD schema handling
    49Plan
  • CVE-2026-76904GeoTools has unauthenticated SQL injection in the jsonArrayContains filter function against PostGIS layers
    40Plan
  • CVE-2023-25158Unfiltered SQL Injection in Geotools
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-24818Apr 13, 2022 · Unchecked JNDI lookups in GeoTools
    29Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Maven:org.geotools:gt-app-schema28.6Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.geotools:gt-app-schema29.6Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.geotools:gt-app-schema30.4Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.geotools:gt-app-schema31.2Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.geotools:gt-complex28.6Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.geotools:gt-complex29.6Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.geotools:gt-complex30.4Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.geotools:gt-complex31.2Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.geotools.xsd:gt-xsd-core28.6Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.geotools.xsd:gt-xsd-core29.6Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.geotools.xsd:gt-xsd-core30.4Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.geotools.xsd:gt-xsd-core31.2Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Nuclei detection template ×1

Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.

Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2024-36404 —

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-95 · Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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