#VU90972 Input validation error in Directus - CVE-2024-36128

Vulnerability identifier: #VU90972

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36128

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Directus
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Directus

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application provides a non-numeric length value to the random string generation utility. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Directus: 10.11.0 - 10.11.1

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External links
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-632p-p495-25m5
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/7d2a1392f43613094de700062aba168a9400dd3b

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.