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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graylog2 | graylog2-server | >= 2.0.0, < 5.1.11, >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.4 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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rootkiTED/graylog-cve-2024-24824-exploit ★ 1 · Jun 29, 2026
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2024-24824 demonstrating how an arbitrary class loading primitive can be transformed into remote code execution on vulnerable Graylog deployments.
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.graylog2:graylog2-server | >= 2.0.0, < 5.1.11 | 5.1.11 | GHSA-p6gg-5hf4-4rgj |
| Maven | org.graylog2:graylog2-server | >= 5.2.0-alpha.1, < 5.2.4 | 5.2.4 | GHSA-p6gg-5hf4-4rgj |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-0316 Graylog: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 7, 2024
References
- https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/security/advisories/GHSA-p6gg-5hf4-4rgj
- https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/commit/75ef2b8d60e7d67f859b79fe712c8ae7b2e861d8
- https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/commit/7f8ef7fa8edf493106d5ef6f777d4da02c5194d9
- https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/blob/e458db8bf4f789d4d19f1b37f0263f910c8d036c/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/rest/resources/system/ClusterConfigResource.java#L208-L214