CVE-2024-54128 Directus has an HTML Injection in Comment
Attacker can inject HTML via comments due to client-side filtering bypass, potentially leading to script execution or account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-54128?
CVE-2024-54128 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Monospace Directus, published on 5 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. The Comment feature has implemented a filter to prevent users from adding restricted characters, such as HTML tags. However, this filter operates on the client-side, which can be bypassed, making the application vulnerable to HTML Injection. This vulerability is fixed in 10.13.4 and 11.2.0.
Weakness: CWE-80
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54128?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including directus and @directus/app. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
directus npm | From 10.10.0 | 10.13.4 |
directus npm | From 10.10.0 | 10.13.4 |
directus npm | From 11.0.0-rc.1 | 11.2.2 |
directus npm | From 11.0.0-rc.1 | 11.2.2 |
@directus/app npm | From 11.0.0 | 13.3.1 |
@directus/app npm | From 11.0.0 | 13.3.1 |
Products include Monospace Directus.
How do I fix CVE-2024-54128?
Upgrade directus to a fixed version for your release line: 10.13.4 or 11.2.2.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-54128 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54128 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-35408 Directus is Missing Cross-Origin Opener Policy
- CVE-2026-61836 Directus: Authorization-dependent response served from unsegmented cache key
- CVE-2025-30353 Directus's webhook trigger flows can leak sensitive data
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r6wx-627v-gh2f.