CVE-2023-45820

Directus crashes on invalid WebSocket message

Published Oct 19, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. In affected versions any Directus installation that has websockets enabled can be crashed if the websocket server receives an invalid frame. A malicious user could leverage this bug to crash Directus. This issue has been addressed in version 10.6.2. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using websockets.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-2748 Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. In affected versions any Directus installation that has websockets enabled can be crashed if the websocket server receives an invalid frame. A malicious user could leverage this bug to crash Directus. This issue has been addressed in version 10.6.2. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using websockets.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hmgw-9jrg-hf2m Directus crashes on invalid WebSocket message
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 12, 2024, 5:51 PM
Reserved
Oct 13, 2023, 12:00 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 19, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:29 AM