CVE-2025-59431

MapServer - WFS XML Filter Query SQL injection

State: Published
Severity: 8.9 High
Published: Sep 19, 2025
Updated: Sep 19, 2025
Reserved: Sep 15, 2025

Description

MapServer is a system for developing web-based GIS applications. Prior to 8.4.1, the XML Filter Query directive PropertyName is vulnerably to Boolean-based SQL injection. It seems like expression checking is bypassed by introducing double quote characters in the PropertyName. Allowing to manipulate backend database queries. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.4.1.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	8.9 High	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P	GitHub_M

Weaknesses

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
MapServerMapServer	< 8.4.1Affected

References

https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/security/advisories/GHSA-256m-rx4h-r55w

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