CVE-2021-26594 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.8 Published 23 Feb 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can escalate privileges to administrator role via PATCH requests in unsupported Directus versions, requiring migration to supported software.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-26594?

CVE-2021-26594 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Feb 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Directus 8.x through 8.8.1, an attacker can switch to the administrator role (via the PATCH method) without any control by the back end. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26594?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rangerstudio Directus.

How do I fix CVE-2021-26594?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26594 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-26594 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26594 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jp93-grh7-mxh4.