CVE-2024-46990 SSRF Loopback IP filter bypass in directus
Attackers can bypass loopback IP filters in Directus to access internal services via alternative loopback addresses, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-46990?
CVE-2024-46990 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Monospace Directus, published on 18 Sep 2024. 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. When relying on blocking access to localhost using the default `0.0.0.0` filter a user may bypass this block by using other registered loopback devices (like `127.0.0.2` - `127.127.127.127`). This issue has been addressed in release versions 10.13.3 and 11.1.0. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may block this bypass by manually adding the `127.0.0.0/8` CIDR range which will block access to any `127.X.X.X` ip instead of just `127.0.0.1`.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46990?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including @directus/api and directus. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
@directus/api npm | All versions | 21.0.0 |
@directus/api npm | All versions | 21.0.0 |
@directus/api npm | From 22.0.0 | 22.1.1 |
@directus/api npm | From 22.0.0 | 22.1.1 |
directus npm | All versions | 10.13.3 |
directus npm | All versions | 10.13.3 |
2 more packages
directus npm | From 11.0.0 | 11.1.0 |
directus npm | From 11.0.0 | 11.1.0 |
Products include Monospace Directus.
How do I fix CVE-2024-46990?
Upgrade @directus/api to a fixed version for your release line: 21.0.0 or 22.1.1.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2024-46990 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46990 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-68g8-c275-xf2m.