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CVE-2023-27474

HTML Injection in Password Reset email to custom Reset URL in directus

Published: Mar 6, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79
8.0HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 59.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:RS:CC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

directusrangerstudio
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
directusdirectus
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
directusnpmOSS Libraries
rangerstudiooss-projectWeb & CMS Plugins
directuscommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka @directus/api, directus api
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/directus/directus/issues/17119
github.com
https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/17120
github.com
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-4hmq-ggrm-qfc6
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 6, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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