CVE-2024-34708 Directus allows redacted data extraction on the API through "alias"
An attacker with view permissions can bypass redaction to extract raw sensitive data via API alias parameters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-34708?
CVE-2024-34708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Monospace Directus, published on 13 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. A user with permission to view any collection using redacted hashed fields can get access the raw stored version using the `alias` functionality on the API. Normally, these redacted fields will return `**********` however if we change the request to `?alias[workaround]=redacted` we can instead retrieve the plain text value for the field. This can be avoided by removing permission to view the sensitive fields entirely from users or roles that should not be able to see them. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.11.0.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34708?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including directus. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
directus npm | All versions | 10.11.0 |
directus npm | All versions | 10.11.0 |
Products include Monospace Directus.
How do I fix CVE-2024-34708?
Upgrade directus to 10.11.0 or later.
Is CVE-2024-34708 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34708 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-p8v3-m643-4xqx.