SB20240708106 - Resource exhaustion in Directus
Published: July 8, 2024 Updated: April 23, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240708106
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39895)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled resource consumption in the GraphQL endpoint when processing crafted GraphQL queries with duplicated fields. A remote user can send a specially crafted GraphQL query to cause a denial of service.
The issue can cause the service to become unresponsive for several minutes, and repeated requests can keep the service unavailable.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.