Insufficient Session Expiration in Graylog - CVE-2023-41041
Published: July 5, 2023 / Updated: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135307
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41041
CWE-ID: CWE-613
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to continue using a logged-out session to perform API requests.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient session expiration in the session handling logic of multi-node Graylog clusters when processing API requests with the X-Graylog-No-Session-Extension:true header after logout. A remote user can send crafted API requests using a previously valid session identifier to continue using a logged-out session to perform API requests.
Only multi-node cluster deployments are affected, and the session remains usable until its original timeout expires.
Affected software
Graylog
How to mitigate CVE-2023-41041
Install security update from vendor's website.
Graylog - addressed in versions 5.0.9, 5.1.3