CVE-2023-45820
Directus WebSocket Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability
Description
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. In affected versions any Directus installation that has websockets enabled can be crashed if the websocket server receives an invalid frame. A malicious user could leverage this bug to crash Directus. This issue has been addressed in version 10.6.2. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using websockets.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 19, 2023, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 25, 2023, 8:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-45820.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/243eed781b42d6b4948ddb8c3792bcf5b44f55bb | Patch |
| https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-hmgw-9jrg-hf2m | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 25, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/243eed781b42d6b4948ddb8c3792bcf5b44f55bb No Types Assigned https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/243eed781b42d6b4948ddb8c3792bcf5b44f55bb Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-hmgw-9jrg-hf2m No Types Assigned https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-hmgw-9jrg-hf2m Exploit, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-755 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 10.4.0 up to (excluding) 10.6.2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-45820 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-45820
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.02%
score
0.31666
percentile