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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.2

CVE-2023-28443 json

directus vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

published 2023-03-23 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7 , EUVD-2023-0951

cvss
4.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to version 9.23.3, the `directus_refresh_token` is not redacted properly from the log outputs and can be used to impersonate users without their permission. This issue is patched in version 9.23.3.

Patch / fix

  • npm directus 9.23.3
  • monospace directus 9.23.3

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
20 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-8vg2-wf3q-mwv7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm directus
<9.23.3
9.23.3

Affected products

  • directus directus

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.