Vulnerability · Published Mar 3, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2023-26492Directus vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery On File Import

Medium 5.0

In plain English

A medium-severity server-side request forgery in directus from directus. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.0Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 38.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Directus is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) when importing a file from a remote web server (POST to `/files/import`). An attacker can bypass the security controls by performing a DNS rebinding attack and view sensitive data from internal servers or perform a local port scan. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access highly sensitive internal server(s) and steal sensitive information. This issue was fixed in version 9.23.0.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	directus	9.23.0	GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
directus	directus	< 9.23.0

Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0 x_refsource_MISC