CVE-2023-28443 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to version 9.23.3, the `directus_refresh_token` is not redacted properly from the log outputs and can be used to impersonate users without their permission. This issue is patched in version 9.23.3.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Monospace	Directus

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-0951	Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to version 9.23.3, the `directus_refresh_token` is not redacted properly from the log outputs and can be used to impersonate users without their permission. This issue is patched in version 9.23.3.
Github GHSA	GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7	directus vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/directus/directus/blob/7c479c5161639aac466c763b6b958a9524201d74/api/src/logger.ts#L13
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/349536303983ccba68ecb3e4fb35315424011afc
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7

History

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2023-03-23T23:13:58.299Z

Updated: 2025-02-21T15:30:10.767Z

Reserved: 2023-03-15T15:59:10.056Z

Link: CVE-2023-28443

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:38:25.370Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-24T00:15:15.553

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:55:05.200

Link: CVE-2023-28443

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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