CVE-2023-26492
Directus is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) when importing a file from a remote web server (POST to `/files/import`).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.96% probability · 60th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-918
- Affected
- monospace/directus
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS 1.0% since 7 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbffPatch
- https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0Release Notes
- https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537hExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbffPatch
- https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0Release Notes
- https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537hExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.