CVE-2024-24823: Graylog2 server Graylog Session Fixation Vulnerability Through Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2024-24823 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.7) graylog session fixation vulnerability through vulnerability (CWE-384: Session Fixation) affecting Graylog2 server libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves graylog session fixation vulnerability through cookie injection. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 5.1.11, 5.2.4.
CVE-2024-24823 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.7
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2024-24823
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Graylog2 server dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.graylog2</groupId>
<artifactId>graylog2-server</artifactId>
<version>5.1.11</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.graylog2</groupId>
<artifactId>graylog2-server</artifactId>
<version>5.2.4</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.graylog2How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2024-24823, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.graylog2Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Graylog2 server in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 5.1.11), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.graylog2 command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-384: Session Fixation, where authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions. In Graylog2 server, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2024-24823 Affected Graylog2 server Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.graylog2:graylog2-server
|
Maven |
≥ 4.3.0
< 5.1.11
|
5.1.11
|
|
org.graylog2:graylog2-server
|
Maven |
≥ 5.2.0-alpha.1
< 5.2.4
|
5.2.4
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-3xf8-g8gr-g7rh",
"modified" : "2024-02-07T20:24:43Z",
"published" : "2024-02-07T18:24:20Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-24823" ],
"summary" : "Graylog session fixation vulnerability through cookie injection",
"details" : "### Impact\nReauthenticating with an existing session cookie would re-use that session id, even if for different user credentials.\nIn this case, the pre-existing session could be used to gain elevated access to an existing Graylog login session, provided the malicious user could successfully inject their session cookie into someone else's browser.\n\nThe complexity of such an attack is high, because it requires presenting a spoofed login screen and injection of a session cookie into an existing browser, potentially through an XSS attack. No such attack has been discovered.\n\n### Patches\nGraylog 5.1.11 and 5.2.4, and any versions of the 6.0 development branch contain patches to not re-use sessions under any circumstances, making this type of attack impossible.\n\n### Workarounds\nUsing short session expiration and explicit log outs of unused sessions can help limiting the attack vector. Unpatched this vulnerability exists, but is relatively hard to exploit.\nA proxy could be leveraged to clear the `authentication` cookie for the Graylog server URL for the `/api/system/sessions` endpoint, as that is the only one vulnerable.\n\nAnalysis provided by Fabian Yamaguchi - Whirly Labs (Pty) Ltd",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.graylog2:graylog2-server"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "4.3.0"
}, {
"fixed" : "5.1.11"
} ]
} ]
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},
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"events" : [ {
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}, {
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} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/security/advisories/GHSA-3xf8-g8gr-g7rh"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24823"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/commit/1596b749db86368ba476662f23a0f0c5ec2b5097"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/commit/b93a66353f35a94a4e8f3f75ac4f5cdc5a2d4a6a"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-384" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2024-02-07T18:24:20Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2024-02-07T18:15:54Z"
}
}