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Vulnerability details: VCID-b8ya-2bmn-e3h5
Vulnerability ID VCID-b8ya-2bmn-e3h5
Aliases CVE-2023-28443
GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7
Summary Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to version 9.23.3, the `directus_refresh_token` is not redacted properly from the log outputs and can be used to impersonate users without their permission. This issue is patched in version 9.23.3.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00061 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-28443
epss 0.00061 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-28443
epss 0.00061 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-28443
epss 0.00061 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-28443
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7
cvssv3.1 4.2 https://github.com/directus/directus
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/directus/directus
cvssv3.1 4.2 https://github.com/directus/directus/blob/7c479c5161639aac466c763b6b958a9524201d74/api/src/logger.ts#L13
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/directus/directus/blob/7c479c5161639aac466c763b6b958a9524201d74/api/src/logger.ts#L13
ssvc Track https://github.com/directus/directus/blob/7c479c5161639aac466c763b6b958a9524201d74/api/src/logger.ts#L13
cvssv3.1 4.2 https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/349536303983ccba68ecb3e4fb35315424011afc
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/349536303983ccba68ecb3e4fb35315424011afc
ssvc Track https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/349536303983ccba68ecb3e4fb35315424011afc
cvssv3.1 4.2 https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7
ssvc Track https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7
cvssv3.1 4.2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28443
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28443
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-28443
https://github.com/directus/directus
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28443
349536303983ccba68ecb3e4fb35315424011afc https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/349536303983ccba68ecb3e4fb35315424011afc
GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7
GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7 https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7
logger.ts#L13 https://github.com/directus/directus/blob/7c479c5161639aac466c763b6b958a9524201d74/api/src/logger.ts#L13
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/directus/directus
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/blob/7c479c5161639aac466c763b6b958a9524201d74/api/src/logger.ts#L13
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-02-21T15:28:44Z/ Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/blob/7c479c5161639aac466c763b6b958a9524201d74/api/src/logger.ts#L13
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/349536303983ccba68ecb3e4fb35315424011afc
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-02-21T15:28:44Z/ Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/349536303983ccba68ecb3e4fb35315424011afc
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-02-21T15:28:44Z/ Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28443
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.19287
EPSS Score 0.00061
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T17:22:19.873707+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2023/28xxx/CVE-2023-28443.json 38.6.0