CVE-2024-28238

Session Token in URL in directus

Published Mar 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 2.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. When reaching the /files page, a JWT is passed via GET request. Inclusion of session tokens in URLs poses a security risk as URLs are often logged in various places (e.g., web server logs, browser history). Attackers gaining access to these logs may hijack active user sessions, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information or actions on behalf of the user. This issue has been addressed in version 10.10.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-0785 Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. When reaching the /files page, a JWT is passed via GET request. Inclusion of session tokens in URLs poses a security risk as URLs are often logged in various places (e.g., web server logs, browser history). Attackers gaining access to these logs may hijack active user sessions, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information or actions on behalf of the user. This issue has been addressed in version 10.10.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2ccr-g2rv-h677 Session Token in URL in directus
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Monospace
Monospace directus
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:monospace:directus:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Monospace
Monospace directus

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 7:50 PM
Reserved
Mar 7, 2024, 2:33 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 12, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:21 AM