Graylog before 3.3.3 lacks SSL Certificate Validation for LDAP servers.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Graylog before 3.3.3 lacks SSL Certificate Validation for LDAP servers. It allows use of an external user/group database stored in LDAP. The connection configuration allows the usage of unencrypted, SSL- or TLS-secured connections. Unfortunately, the Graylog client code (in all versions that support LDAP) does not implement proper certificate validation (regardless of whether the "Allow self-signed certificates" option is used). Therefore, any attacker with the ability to intercept network traffic between a Graylog server and an LDAP server is able to redirect traffic to a different LDAP server (unnoticed by the Graylog server due to the lack of certificate validation), effectively bypassing Graylog's authentication mechanism.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.graylog:graylog-parent (Maven) | before 3.3.3 | 3.3.3 | Patch available | GHSA-3gg9-f3vh-866f |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.graylog:graylog-parent (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.3.3 Fixed in 3.3.3 Patch available GHSA-3gg9-f3vh-866f
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-3gg9-f3vh-866f org.graylog:graylog-parent (Maven) Fixed in 3.3.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15813
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3gg9-f3vh-866f
References
More Graylog2 Graylog vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16341 graylog2-server vulnerable to instantiation of arbitrary classes triggered by API request CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-21671 Insecure source port usage for DNS queries in Graylog CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-01133 Incorrect management of session invalidation vulnerability in Graylog Web Interface CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-21667 User session is still usable after logout in graylog2-server CVSS 3.1LOW 3.1
- TI-2021-15624 A Session ID leak in the audit log in Graylog before 4.1.2 allows attackers to escalate… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-15623 A Session ID leak in the DEBUG log file in Graylog before 4.1.2 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-15813 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15813 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3gg9-f3vh-866f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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