CVE-2026-53573
What it is
GeoNetwork is a catalog application to manage spatially referenced resources. From 3.12.0 until 4.2.16 and 4.4.11, unsafe redirect validation in GeonetworkOAuth2LoginAuthenticationFilter and KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilter permits an attacker-controlled external redirect after login. This issue is fixed in versions 4.2.16 and 4.4.11.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-601
- Record status
- Awaiting Analysis
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 4.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/commit/0d74f673dfc926bde935819ed34636d789b2fecd
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/commit/cde9b6481a29e2473b7b74479b4e3fd6843bac4e
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/9307
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/9309
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/releases/tag/4.2.16
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/releases/tag/4.4.11
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-pjp7-q6wp-97qx
References
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/commit/0d74f673dfc926bde935819ed34636d789b2fecd
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/commit/cde9b6481a29e2473b7b74479b4e3fd6843bac4e
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/9307
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/9309
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/releases/tag/4.2.16
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/releases/tag/4.4.11
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-pjp7-q6wp-97qx