SB2023030762 - Information disclosure in Directus



SB2023030762 - Information disclosure in Directus

Published: March 7, 2023 Updated: April 23, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2023030762
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27481)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose password hashes.

The vulnerability exists due to exposure of sensitive information in the export functionality for the directus_users password field when combining export queries with a _starts_with filter. A remote privileged user can brute force export queries to disclose password hashes.

The issue affects users who have read access to the password field in directus_users.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.