Directus Incorrectly handles _in` filter

published 2024-07-08 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2024-2368 , GHSA-hxgm-ghmv-xjjm

cvss: 6.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits: 0; none known

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Directus >=9.23.0, <=v10.5.3 improperly handles _in, _nin operators. It evaluates empty arrays as valid so expressions like {"role": {"_in": $CURRENT_USER.some_field}} would evaluate to true allowing the request to pass. This results in Broken Access Control because the rule fails to do what it was intended to do: Pass rule if **field** matches any of the **values**. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.6.0.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

npm directus 10.6.0
monospace directus 10.6.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-07-08)

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-hxgm-ghmv-xjjm referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	7.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	directus	>=9.23.0, <10.6.0	10.6.0

Affected products

directus directus
monospace directus

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

github.com /directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-hxgm-ghmv-xjjm
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39701
advisory
github.com /directus/directus
package

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.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary