5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-28239
Directus Open Redirect Vulnerability
Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. The authentication API has a `redirect` parameter that can be exploited as an open redirect vulnerability as the user tries to log in via the API URL. There's a redirect that is done after successful login via the Auth API GET request to `directus/auth/login/google?redirect=http://malicious-fishing-site.com`. While credentials don't seem to be passed to the attacker site, the user can be phished into clicking a legitimate directus site and be taken to a malicious site made to look like a an error message "Your password needs to be updated" to phish out the current password. Users who login via OAuth2 into Directus may be at risk. This issue has been addressed in version 10.10.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

March 12, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 3, 2025, 4:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.5

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-28239 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Monospace directus

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-28239 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE NIST CWE-601
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.10.0
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.directus.io/reference/authentication.html#login-using-sso-providers No Types Assigned https://docs.directus.io/reference/authentication.html#login-using-sso-providers Product
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.directus.io/reference/authentication.html#login-using-sso-providers No Types Assigned https://docs.directus.io/reference/authentication.html#login-using-sso-providers Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/5477d7d61babd7ffc2f835d399bf79611b15b203 No Types Assigned https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/5477d7d61babd7ffc2f835d399bf79611b15b203 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/5477d7d61babd7ffc2f835d399bf79611b15b203 No Types Assigned https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/5477d7d61babd7ffc2f835d399bf79611b15b203 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-fr3w-2p22-6w7p No Types Assigned https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-fr3w-2p22-6w7p Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-fr3w-2p22-6w7p No Types Assigned https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-fr3w-2p22-6w7p Exploit, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://docs.directus.io/reference/authentication.html#login-using-sso-providers
    Added Reference https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/5477d7d61babd7ffc2f835d399bf79611b15b203
    Added Reference https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-fr3w-2p22-6w7p
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. The authentication API has a `redirect` parameter that can be exploited as an open redirect vulnerability as the user tries to log in via the API URL. There's a redirect that is done after successful login via the Auth API GET request to `directus/auth/login/google?redirect=http://malicious-fishing-site.com`. While credentials don't seem to be passed to the attacker site, the user can be phished into clicking a legitimate directus site and be taken to a malicious site made to look like a an error message "Your password needs to be updated" to phish out the current password. Users who login via OAuth2 into Directus may be at risk. This issue has been addressed in version 10.10.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-fr3w-2p22-6w7p [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/5477d7d61babd7ffc2f835d399bf79611b15b203 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://docs.directus.io/reference/authentication.html#login-using-sso-providers [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-601
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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