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Vulnerability details: VCID-eygf-cb4y-hqd3
Vulnerability ID VCID-eygf-cb4y-hqd3
Aliases CVE-2023-28443
GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7
Summary Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File 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 None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
System Score Found at
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://github.com/directus/directus/blob/7c479c5161639aac466c763b6b958a9524201d74/api/src/logger.ts#L13
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/349536303983ccba68ecb3e4fb35315424011afc
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28443
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
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
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: 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
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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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.19237
EPSS Score 0.00061
Published At May 30, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-30T21:00:06.781435+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/directus/CVE-2023-28443.yml 38.6.0