{"id":"CVE-2023-26492","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-26492","generatedAt":"2026-10-24T02:03:25.984Z","title":"Directus is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) when importing a file from a remote web server (POST to `/files/import`).","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.","published":"2023-03-03T22:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:43:27.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-918"],"affected":["monospace/directus"],"epss":{"score":0.0096,"percentile":0.61158,"date":"2026-10-22","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/ff53d3e69a602d05342e15d9bb616884833ddbff","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/tag/v9.23.0","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rg-3rgm-537h","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26492","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}