CVE-2024-32037 — gn-services
NONECVE-2024-32037 is a none-severity (CVSS 0) Information Exposure vulnerability in org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-services. A fix is available for org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-services — see the affected versions and patch details below.
GeoNetwork vulnerable to search end-point information disclosure in response headers
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2024-32037 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,636 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-services☕org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-servicesReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
The search end-point response headers contain information about Elasticsearch software in use. This information is sensitive from a security point of view because it allows software used by the server to be easily identified.
Patches
GeoNetwork 4.4.5 / 4.2.10
Workarounds
None
References
Credits
- Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, The Netherlands.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-services | ≥ 4.4.0&&< 4.4.5 | 4.4.5org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-services:4.4.5 |
| ☕Maven | org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-services | all versions | 4.2.10org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-services:4.2.10 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-services, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.geonetwork-opensource:gn-services to 4.4.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-32037 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2024-32037 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2024-32037. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-32037 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2024-32037 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.