Vulnerability identifier: #VU90972
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
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
External links
http://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-632p-p495-25m5
http://github.com/directus/directus/commit/7d2a1392f43613094de700062aba168a9400dd3b
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.