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GHSA-M5Q3-8WGF-X8XF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-08 17:13 – Updated: 2023-03-08 17:13

Summary

Directus vulnerable to extraction of password hashes through export querying

Details

Impact

Users with read access to the password field in directus_users can extract the argon2 password hashes by brute forcing the export functionality combined with a _starts_with filter. This allows the user to enumerate the password hashes.

Patches

The problem has been patched by preventing any hashed/concealed field to be filtered against with the _starts_with or other string operator.

Workarounds

Ensuring that no user has read access to the password field in directus_users is sufficient to prevent this vulnerability.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open a Discussion in directus/directus * Email us at security@directus.io

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2023-27481 (GCVE-0-2023-27481)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-07 18:20 – Updated: 2025-02-25 15:00

Title

Extract password hashes through export querying in directus

Summary

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. In versions prior to 9.16.0 users with read access to the `password` field in `directus_users` can extract the argon2 password hashes by brute forcing the export functionality combined with a `_starts_with` filter. This allows the user to enumerate the password hashes. Accounts cannot be taken over unless the hashes can be reversed which is unlikely with current hardware. This problem has been patched by preventing any hashed/concealed field to be filtered against with the `_starts_with` or other string operator in version 9.16.0. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may mitigate this issue by ensuring that no user has `read` access to the `password` field in `directus_users`.

Severity

4.3 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-25 14:30 UTC

CWE

CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root Scorecard

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/adv…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/14829	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/15010	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
directus	directus	Affected: < 9.16.0

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