# CVE-2023-26492: Directus vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery On File Import

> An attacker can exploit SSRF in Directus file import to access internal servers and steal sensitive data via DNS rebinding.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h

## What is CVE-2023-26492?

CVE-2023-26492 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Monospace Directus, published on 3 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Directus is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) when importing a file from a remote web server (POST to `/files/import`). An attacker can bypass the security controls by performing a DNS rebinding attack and view sensitive data from internal servers or perform a local port scan. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access highly sensitive internal server(s) and steal sensitive information. This issue was fixed in version 9.23.0.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26492?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including directus. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `directus` | npm | All versions | 9.23.0 |
| `directus` | npm | All versions | 9.23.0 |

Products: Monospace Directus.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-26492?

Upgrade directus to 9.23.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-26492 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Monospace Directus

- [CVE-2022-26969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26969/): Insecure default value for CORS configuration (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-55746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-55746/): Directus allows unauthenticated file upload and file modification due to lacking input sanitization (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-35408](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35408/): Directus is Missing Cross-Origin Opener Policy (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-61836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61836/): Directus: Authorization-dependent response served from unsegmented cache key (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-30353](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-30353/): Directus's webhook trigger flows can leak sensitive data (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-26492 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-26492 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Monospace Directus, published on 3 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- directus (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 9.23.0
- directus (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 9.23.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26492/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26492/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26492
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26492
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-26492

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26492/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.