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CVE-2023-28443· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

directus vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Mar 23, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 22th percentile
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Action score

22

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.5
CNA · GitHub_M
4.2
1.3 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
monospacedirectus

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • monospace directusbefore 9.23.3

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • directus directus

    • < 9.23.3affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
npmdirectusbefore 9.23.39.23.3

Same product

monospace: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-26969In Directus before 9.7.0, the default settings of CORS_ORIGIN and CORS_ENABLED are true.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-35408Directus is Missing Cross-Origin Opener Policy
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2026-39942Directus has a Path Traversal and Broken Access Control in File Management API
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-61836Directus: Authorization-dependent response served from unsegmented cache key
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2026-35442Directus: Authenticated Users Can Extract Concealed Fields via Aggregate Queries
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2026-35412Directus has a TUS Upload Authorization Bypass Allows Arbitrary File Overwrite
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
directus directus9.23.3 · descriptionVendor (CNA)
npm:directus9.23.3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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