Headline
GHSA-77qm-wvqq-fg79: Directus vulnerable to unhandled exception on illegal filename_disk value
The Directus process can be aborted by having an authorized user update the filename_disk value to a folder and accessing that file through the /assets endpoint.
The vulnerability is patched and released in v9.15.0.
You can prevent this problem by making sure no (untrusted) non-admin users have permissions to update the filename_disk field on directus_files.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open a Discussion in directus/directus
- Email us at [email protected]
Credits
This vulnerability was first discovered and reported by Witold Gorecki.
The Directus process can be aborted by having an authorized user update the filename_disk value to a folder and accessing that file through the /assets endpoint.
The vulnerability is patched and released in v9.15.0.
You can prevent this problem by making sure no (untrusted) non-admin users have permissions to update the filename_disk field on directus_files.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open a Discussion in directus/directus
- Email us at [email protected]
Credits
This vulnerability was first discovered and reported by Witold Gorecki.
References
- GHSA-77qm-wvqq-fg79
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36031
Related news
Directus is a free and open-source data platform for headless content management. The Directus process can be aborted by having an authorized user update the `filename_disk` value to a folder and accessing that file through the `/assets` endpoint. This vulnerability has been patched and release v9.15.0 contains the fix. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may prevent this problem by making sure no (untrusted) non-admin users have permissions to update the `filename_disk` field on `directus_files`.