# CVE-2023-42439: GeoNode SSRF Bypass to return internal host data

- Also known as: PYSEC-2023-176, GHSA-PXG5-H34R-7Q8P
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.3.post1
- Published: 2023-09-15 · Updated: 2024-09-25

## Affected

- geonode: from 3.2.0, through 4.1.2
- geonode (PyPI): from 3.2.0
- geonode (PyPI): from 3.2.0, fixed in 4.1.3.post1

## Description

GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data. A SSRF vulnerability exists starting in version 3.2.0, bypassing existing controls on the software. This can allow a user to request internal services for a full read SSRF, returning any data from the internal network. The application is using a whitelist, but the whitelist can be bypassed. The bypass will trick the application that the first host is a whitelisted address, but the browser will use `@` or `%40` as a credential to the host geoserver on port 8080, this will return the data to that host on the response. Version 4.1.3.post1 is the first available version that contains a patch.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on geonode, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.3.post1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/security/advisories/GHSA-pxg5-h34r-7q8p
- https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/commit/79ac6e70419c2e0261548bed91c159b54ff35b8d
- https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/releases/tag/4.1.3

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