CVE-2024-28239

5.4 · MEDIUM

Published Mar 12, 2024 monospace CWE-601 EPSS 0.58% (45th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Overview

CVE-2024-28239 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting monospace directus. It was published on March 12, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from monospace. Update directus to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
monospace	directus	>= 0, < 10.10.0	Affected

References

Ref docs.directus.io/reference/authentication.html#login-using-sso-providers GitHub github.com/directus/directus/commit/5477d7d61babd7ffc2f835d399bf79611b15b203 GitHub github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-fr3w-2p22-6w7p Ref docs.directus.io/reference/authentication.html#login-using-sso-providers GitHub github.com/directus/directus/commit/5477d7d61babd7ffc2f835d399bf79611b15b203 GitHub github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-fr3w-2p22-6w7p

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-28239?

CVE-2024-28239 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting monospace directus. It was published on March 12, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-28239?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-28239?

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