Automated Logout security updates, in plain English

Automated Logout

41,788 sites report using it · on drupal.org · 1 security update explained here

This module allows a site administrator to log users out after a set time of inactivity.

Below is every security update for Automated Logout that this site has covered, newest first. Each one says who could exploit it, whether it applies to your site, how urgent it is, and what to tell your developer. If your site uses this module and you are not sure which version, that is the first question to ask whoever looks after it.

Automated Logout

Moderately critical · 41,788 sites report using it · SA-CONTRIB-2026-030 · on drupal.org · Week of 18 March 2026

Someone could trigger the log out page without a user doing anything. This would force a user to log out. They could not read any private information or change anything on the site.

Who could do thisAnyone visiting the site. No login needed.
Does it apply to youAny site using this module.
Has it been used in attacksNo sign of it.
How urgentDrupal rates this moderately critical. Include it in your next routine update, within the month.

Tell your developerUpdate Automated Logout to 2.0.2 or 8.x-1.7, whichever branch you are on.

For developers: what the fix changed

Adds `_csrf_token: 'TRUE'` to the module's routes in `autologout.routing.yml` and updates `autologout.module` and `src/Form/AutologoutBlockForm.php` to generate and append CSRF tokens to the corresponding URLs. The JavaScript in `js/autologout.js` is also updated to use these tokenised URLs.

Also in this release Replaced jQuery dialog with Drupal.dialog, removed the js-cookie dependency, and added session existence checks.

2.0.1 to 2.0.2 13 commits, 22 files including 5 tests.

.cspell-project-words.txt +14 −0
README.md +79 −34
autologout.api.php +2 −2
autologout.info.yml +1 −2
autologout.libraries.yml +1 −2
autologout.module +81 −6 fix
autologout.post_update.php +22 −2
autologout.routing.yml +4 −0 fix
composer.json +0 −3
config/install/autologout.settings.yml +3 −0
config/schema/autologout.schema.yml +9 −2
js/autologout.js +246 −178 fix

Full diff, 2.0.1 to 2.0.2 · Full diff, 8.x-1.6 to 8.x-1.7

The comparison is against the release immediately before the fix. If your site is on an older release, more will have changed.

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