{"id":52821,"date":"2025-06-17T00:18:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T00:18:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-16T00:11:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:11:51","slug":"cve-2025-30220-high-severity-xml-external-entity-xxe-vulnerability-in-geoserver-geotools-and-geonetwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30220-high-severity-xml-external-entity-xxe-vulnerability-in-geoserver-geotools-and-geonetwork\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-30220: High Severity XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in GeoServer, GeoTools, and GeoNetwork<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, a significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-30220, has surfaced, affecting users of the open-source GeoServer, GeoTools, and GeoNetwork platforms. As these platforms allow users to share, edit, and manage geospatial data, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to a multitude of organizations that rely on these systems to maintain their critical geospatial data.<br \/>\nThis vulnerability is particularly concerning due to its high severity, as indicated by the CVSS score of 9.9, and the potential for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21467-system-compromise-via-memory-corruption-in-fw-response\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59142\">system compromise<\/a> and data leakage. It underscores the need for ongoing vigilance and regular patch updates to ensure the integrity and security of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6435-firefox-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68270\">systems and data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-30220<br \/>\nSeverity: High (9.9)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31222-potential-privilege-elevation-and-system-compromise-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59687\">Potential system compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3251469887\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>GeoServer | 2.27.0, 2.26.2, 2.25.6 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49137-critical-vulnerability-in-hax-cms-php-prior-to-version-11-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68271\">prior versions<\/a><br \/>\nGeoTools | 33.0, 32.2, 31.6, 28.6.0 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55010-arbitrary-php-object-instantiation-in-kanboard-prior-to-version-1-2-47\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77954\">prior versions<\/a><br \/>\nGeoNetwork | 4.4.7, 4.2.12 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46715-kernel-pointer-vulnerability-in-sandboxie-versions-prior-to-1-15-12\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82802\">prior versions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability arises from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27531-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-apache-inlong\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59274\">GeoTools<\/a> Schema class&#8217;s use of the Eclipse XSD library to represent schema data structure, which is susceptible to an XML External Entity (XXE) exploit. An XXE exploit allows an attacker to inject malicious XML code, leading to the disclosure of internal files, denial of service, and potential remote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1329-local-user-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-cics-tx\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59391\">code execution<\/a>.<br \/>\nSpecifically, the gt-xsd-core Schemas class does not use the EntityResolver provided by the ParserHandler, and gt-wfs-ng DataStore does not utilize the ENTITY_RESOLVER connection parameter as intended. This lack of proper entity resolution can lead to the processing of external XML entities, exposing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21475-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59926\">system to potential<\/a> XXE attacks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2518894442\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following conceptual example demonstrates how an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5353-local-authenticated-attacker-exploit-in-ivanti-workspace-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68272\">attacker might exploit<\/a> this vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">&lt;!DOCTYPE exploit [\n&lt;!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM &quot;file:\/\/\/etc\/passwd&quot;&gt;\n]&gt;\n&lt;request&gt;\n&lt;element&gt;&amp;xxe;&lt;\/element&gt;\n&lt;\/request&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7766-xml-external-entity-attack-on-lantronix-provisioning-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68269\">attacker sends a request containing a malicious XML<\/a> document. The document defines an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31039-unveiling-the-xml-external-entity-reference-vulnerability-in-pixelgrade-category-icon\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60280\">external entity `xxe` that references<\/a> a sensitive file on the server. When the server processes this XML, it inadvertently includes the contents of the referenced file in its response, revealing potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5893-unauthenticated-access-and-exposure-of-sensitive-information-in-smart-parking-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59758\">sensitive information<\/a> to the attacker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, a significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-30220, has surfaced, affecting users of the open-source GeoServer, GeoTools, and GeoNetwork platforms. As these platforms allow users to share, edit, and manage geospatial data, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to a multitude of organizations that rely on these systems to maintain their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[87,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-52821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-dos","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52821"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75338,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52821\/revisions\/75338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52821"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=52821"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=52821"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=52821"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=52821"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=52821"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=52821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}