VDB-255431 · CVE-2024-27295 · GHSA-qw9g-7549-7wg5

Directus up to 10.8.2 Password Reset name resolution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Directus up to 10.8.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Password Reset Handler. The manipulation leads to name resolution. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-27295. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Directus up to 10.8.2. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Password Reset Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a name resolution vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-706. The product uses a name or reference to access a resource, but the name/reference resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 03/01/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-27295 since 02/22/2024. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 10.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Name

Directus

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/directus/directus/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.2
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.2
CNA Vector (GitHub, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Name resolution
CWE: CWE-706
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Directus 10.8.3

Timelineinfo

02/22/2024 🔍
03/01/2024 +8 days 🔍
03/01/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/03/2025 +308 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-qw9g-7549-7wg5
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-27295 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27295
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-255431

Entryinfo

Created: 03/01/2024 17:00
Updated: 01/03/2025 18:40
Changes: 03/01/2024 17:00 (47), 04/04/2024 01:58 (15), 04/04/2024 02:05 (1), 01/03/2025 18:40 (13)
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