CVE-2024-28238: Session Token in URL in directus

Severity: low (CVSS 2.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. When reaching the /files page, a JWT is passed via GET request. Inclusion of session tokens in URLs poses a security risk as URLs are often logged in various places (e.g., web server logs, browser history). Attackers gaining access to these logs may hijack active user sessions, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information or actions on behalf of the user. This issue has been addressed in version 10.10.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected products

directus: before 10.10.0 — fixed in 10.10.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: directus 10.10.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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