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CVE-2023-26492: Directus vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery On File Import

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-03-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-918

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Directus is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) when importing a file from a remote web server (POST to `/files/import`). An attacker can bypass the security controls by performing a DNS rebinding attack and view sensitive data from internal servers or perform a local port scan. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access highly sensitive internal server(s) and steal sensitive information. This issue was fixed in version 9.23.0.

Affected products

• directus: before 9.23.0 — fixed in 9.23.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: directus 9.23.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff
• https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0
• https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h
• https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff
• https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0
• https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h

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