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Vulnerability details: VCID-tz3z-smv5-3ydd
Vulnerability ID VCID-tz3z-smv5-3ydd
Aliases CVE-2023-26492
GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h
Summary Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Directus is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) when importing a file from a remote web server (POST to `/files/import`). An attacker can bypass the security controls by performing a DNS rebinding attack and view sensitive data from internal servers or perform a local port scan. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access highly sensitive internal server(s) and steal sensitive information. This issue was fixed in version 9.23.0.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-26492
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-26492
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-26492
cvssv3.1 5.0 https://github.com/directus/directus
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/directus/directus
cvssv3.1 5 https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff
cvssv3.1 5.0 https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff
ssvc Track https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff
cvssv3.1 5 https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0
cvssv3.1 5.0 https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0
ssvc Track https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0
cvssv3.1 5 https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h
cvssv3.1 5.0 https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h
ssvc Track https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h
cvssv3.1 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26492
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26492
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-26492
https://github.com/directus/directus
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff
https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0
CVE-2023-26492 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26492
GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h
GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/directus/directus
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-02-25T14:30:38Z/ Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-02-25T14:30:38Z/ Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-02-25T14:30:38Z/ Found at https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26492
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.458
EPSS Score 0.0023
Published At June 4, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:44:09.272466+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/directus/CVE-2023-26492.yml 38.6.0