CVE-2024-36128

Public Exploit
Directus is soft-locked by providing a string value to random string util

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to 10.11.2, providing a non-numeric length value to the random string generation utility will create a memory issue breaking the capability to generate random strings platform wide. This creates a denial of service situation where logged in sessions can no longer be refreshed as sessions depend on the capability to generate a random session ID. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.11.2.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: directus directus
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-632p-p495-25m5 vendor advisory exploit
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/7d2a1392f43613094de700062aba168a9400dd3b patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-36128?
CVE-2024-36128 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-36128?
To fix CVE-2024-36128, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-36128 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-36128 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-36128?
CVE-2024-36128 affects directus directus.
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