CVE-2023-26492

Directus vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery On File Import

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-02-23 CVE Reserved
2023-03-03 CVE Published
2025-02-25 CVE Updated
2025-02-25 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0	Release Notes

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h	2025-02-25

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff	2023-03-10

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Monospace Search vendor "Monospace"		Directus Search vendor "Monospace" for product "Directus"				< 9.23.0 Search vendor "Monospace" for product "Directus" and version " < 9.23.0"		node.js		Affected