Directus 8 before 8.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code because file-upload permissions include the ability to upload a .php file to the main upload directory and/or upload a .php file and a .htaccess file to a subdirectory. Exploitation succeeds only for certain installations with the Apache HTTP Server and the local-storage driver (e.g., when the product was obtained from hub.docker.com).
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-16117 Directus 8 before 8.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code because file-upload permissions include the ability to upload a .php file to the main upload directory and/or upload a .php file and a .htaccess file to a subdirectory. Exploitation succeeds only for certain installations with the Apache HTTP Server and the local-storage driver (e.g., when the product was obtained from hub.docker.com).
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{'score': 0.12555}

epss

{'score': 0.0565}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T22:11:06.112Z

Reserved: 2021-03-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-29641

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-07T22:15:14.973

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:01:32.443

Link: CVE-2021-29641

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