CVE-2024-54151

Public Exploit
Directus allows unauthenticated access to WebSocket events and operations

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Starting in version 11.0.0 and prior to version 11.3.0, when setting `WEBSOCKETS_GRAPHQL_AUTH` or `WEBSOCKETS_REST_AUTH` to "public", an unauthenticated user is able to do any of the supported operations (CRUD, subscriptions) with full admin privileges. This impacts any Directus instance that has either `WEBSOCKETS_GRAPHQL_AUTH` or `WEBSOCKETS_REST_AUTH` set to `public` allowing unauthenticated users to subscribe for changes on any collection or do REST CRUD operations on user defined collections ignoring permissions. Version 11.3.0 fixes the issue.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Affected: directus directus
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-849r-qrwj-8rv4
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ce0397d16cf767b5293cd57f626c5349b5732a21

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-54151?
CVE-2024-54151 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-54151?
To fix CVE-2024-54151, 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-2024-54151 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-54151 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-2024-54151?
CVE-2024-54151 affects directus directus.
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