Vulnerability · Published Mar 6, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-27474HTML Injection in Password Reset email to custom Reset URL in directus
High 8.0
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting 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 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Instances relying on an allow-listed reset URL are vulnerable to an HTML injection attack through the use of query parameters in the reset URL. An attacker could exploit this to email users urls to the servers domain but which may contain malicious code. The problem has been resolved and released under version 9.23.0. People relying on a custom password reset URL should upgrade to 9.23.0 or later, or remove the custom reset url from the configured allow list. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may disable the custom reset URL allow list as a workaround.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | directus | 9.23.0 | GHSA-4hmq-ggrm-qfc6 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-4hmq-ggrm-qfc6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/directus/directus/issues/17119 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/17120 x_refsource_MISC