Directus up to 10.11.x /graphql resource consumption

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Directus up to 10.11.x. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /graphql. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-39895. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in Directus up to 10.11.x and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file /graphql. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. A denial of service (DoS) attack by field duplication in GraphQL is a type of attack where an attacker exploits the flexibility of GraphQL to overwhelm a server by requesting the same field multiple times in a single query. This can cause the server to perform redundant computations and consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service for legitimate users. Request to the endpoint /graphql are sent when visualizing graphs generated at a dashboard. By modifying the data sent and duplicating many times the fields a DoS attack is possible. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.12.0.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-39895 since 07/02/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 10.12.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Directus

Version

• 10.0
• 10.1
• 10.2
• 10.3
• 10.4
• 10.5
• 10.6
• 10.7
• 10.8
• 10.9
• 10.10
• 10.11

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

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