CVE-2023-45820 Directus crashes on invalid WebSocket message

2023-10-1918:38:18

CWE-755

GitHub_M

github.com

cve-2023-45820

directus

real-time api

app dashboard

sql database

websocket

crash

malicious user

bug

version 10.6.2

upgrade

websockets

CVSS3

5.9

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

20.8%

SSVC

Exploitation

poc

Automatable

Technical Impact

partial

JSON

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. In affected versions any Directus installation that has websockets enabled can be crashed if the websocket server receives an invalid frame. A malicious user could leverage this bug to crash Directus. This issue has been addressed in version 10.6.2. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using websockets.

ADP Affected

[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:directus:directus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "directus",
    "product": "directus",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "10.4",
        "lessThan": "10.6.2",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unknown"
  }
]