CVE-2024-24824: Graylog2 server Graylog Vulnerable To Instantiation Of Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2024-24824 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) graylog vulnerable to instantiation of vulnerability (CWE-284: Improper Access Control) affecting Graylog2 server libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves graylog vulnerable to instantiation of arbitrary classes triggered by api request. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 5.1.11, 5.2.4.
CVE-2024-24824 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 8.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2024-24824
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.graylog2
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2024-24824, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.graylog2
Analyze 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-284: Improper Access Control, where the product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. 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-2024-24824 Affected Graylog2 server Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.graylog2:graylog2-server
|
Maven |
≥ 2.0.0
< 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-p6gg-5hf4-4rgj",
"modified" : "2024-02-07T20:24:28Z",
"published" : "2024-02-07T18:23:43Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-24824" ],
"summary" : "Graylog vulnerable to instantiation of arbitrary classes triggered by API request",
"details" : "### Summary\n\nArbitrary classes can be loaded and instantiated using a HTTP PUT request to the `/api/system/cluster_config/` endpoint.\n\n### Details\n\nGraylog's cluster config system uses fully qualified class names as config keys. To validate the existence of the requested class before using them, Graylog loads the class using the class loader. \n\nhttps://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/blob/e458db8bf4f789d4d19f1b37f0263f910c8d036c/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/rest/resources/system/ClusterConfigResource.java#L208-L214\n\n\n### PoC\nA request of the following form will output the content of the `/etc/passwd` file:\n\n```\ncurl -u admin:<admin-password> -X PUT http://localhost:9000/api/system/cluster_config/java.io.File \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -H \"X-Requested-By: poc\" \\\n -d '\"/etc/passwd\"'\n```\n\nTo perform the request, authorization is required. Only users posessing the `clusterconfigentry:create` and `clusterconfigentry:edit` permissions are allowed to do so. These permissions are usually only granted to `Admin` users.\n\n### Impact\n\nIf a user with the appropriate permissions performs the request, arbitrary classes with 1-arg String constructors can be instantiated. \n\nThis will execute arbitrary code that is run during class instantiation.\n\nIn the specific use case of `java.io.File`, the behaviour of the internal web-server stack will lead to information exposure by including the entire file content in the response to the REST request.\n\n### Credits\n\nAnalysis provided by Fabian Yamaguchi - Whirly Labs (Pty) Ltd",
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} ],
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