CVE-2024-24824

graylog2-server vulnerable to instantiation of arbitrary classes triggered by API request

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 7, 2024 at 05:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:14 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsGraylogGRAYLOG2 Server

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 35%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Graylog is a free and open log management platform. Starting in version 2.0.0 and prior to versions 5.1.11 and 5.2.4, arbitrary classes can be loaded and instantiated using a HTTP PUT request to the `/api/system/cluster_config/` endpoint. Graylog'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. If a user with the appropriate permissions performs the request, arbitrary classes with 1-arg String constructors can be instantiated. This will execute arbitrary code that is run during class instantiation. In the specific use case of `java.io.File`, the behavior of the internal web-server stack will lead to information exposure by including the entire file content in the response to the REST request. Versions 5.1.11 and 5.2.4 contain a fix for this issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.0.0 ≤ v < 5.1.115.2.0 ≤ v < 5.2.4
Affected range stops below 5.1.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.1.11v < 5.2.4
Affected range stops below 5.1.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-863

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