CVE-2024-27295
Directus Accent Insensitive Password Reset Vulnerability
Description
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. The password reset mechanism of the Directus backend allows attackers to receive a password reset email of a victim user, specifically having it arrive at a similar email address as the victim with a one or more characters changed to use accents. This is due to the fact that by default MySQL/MariaDB are configured for accent-insensitive and case-insensitive comparisons. This vulnerability is fixed in version 10.8.3.
INFO
Published Date :
March 1, 2024, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 1, 2024, 10:22 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.2
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-qw9g-7549-7wg5 |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. The password reset mechanism of the Directus backend allows attackers to receive a password reset email of a victim user, specifically having it arrive at a similar email address as the victim with a one or more characters changed to use accents. This is due to the fact that by default MySQL/MariaDB are configured for accent-insensitive and case-insensitive comparisons. This vulnerability is fixed in version 10.8.3. Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-qw9g-7549-7wg5 [No types assigned] Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-706 Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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