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CVE-2024-27091
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in geonode (CVE-2024-27091)
Summary
cross-site scripting in geonode (CVE-2024-27091). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `4.2.3` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-27091** has been found in geonode.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade geonode to **4.2.3** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "geonode CVE-2024-27091" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-27091 (geonode) — CWE-79 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: `4.2.3` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Cross-site scripting (XSS)** (CWE-79) exists in geonode.
📍 Affected scope
geonode — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **4.2.3**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'geonode' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'geonode' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `geonode` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade geonode to 4.2.3ステージング環境で 4.2.3 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
pip
geonode
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.2.3"}]}]
PyPI
geonode
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.2.1"},{"fixed":"4.2.3"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27091
- package https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode
- web https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/security/advisories/GHSA-rwcv-whm8-fmxm
- web https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/commit/e53bdeff331f4b577918927d60477d4b50cca02f
- web https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/geonode/PYSEC-2024-320.yaml
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rwcv-whm8-fmxm